That sounds fishy to me, the only changes at all, not just post 98, was the SOTF, and the push button 4wd.

The only reason for the back of the case to be different would be the push button back half or manual.

A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

98 Passport 33's, Supercharged, Calmini Bumper, rockbars, diff drops, Teralows, 4.77's, Aussie and ARB lockers, Safari snorkel, Optima red top.