8 1/4 sure grip... what year Dakotas?

Saetun said
Do you remember if that '96 was an 8 1/4" or did they move to the 9 1/4" for that model year?

'96 will still have the 8-1/4. The spline count changed in 97. They should be 27 spline until 96 then 29 spline in 97 and newer. I think they still used the 8-1/4 in Dakota's past 97 also tho.