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Also IIRC the front unit bearing flange on early is 8mm. The later are 10MM thick.
And the front disks are also different. By about 2mm of offset. I spaced out my mistake using 8 washers on each side, after firstly getting a new disk gouged out due to lack of clearance. For everybody else, order your new '99 front end parts carefully.
Thank you SO much - mine is 4x4. Really appreciate your time - I joined this forum to specifically ask this question and am grateful for your detailed answer.