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if your truck is registered as a 96 and the build date is 6 of 96 it should be a late 96. model years run june to june. so a truck built in 5 of 95 is usually a 95 and a truck built in 6 of 96 is a 96 model. June build vehicles really can fall either way. but say a truck with a build date of 4 of 95 is a 95 and a build date of 9 of 95 is a 96. kind of confusing!
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made the buggers all year long, had to get ready for the 99's and use up as many parts as they could
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From: Silver Lake Dunes, MI
Originally Posted by MLCinNCTX
The truck build date does makes a truck a late 96 does not mean the motor is a late 96. Use the motor serial number to determine early or late.
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