If I remember correctly it was very similar scenario to the dana 30 carrier. It was to large and would need a case spacer but the ring gear was also to large and would need to be turned down a good bit (1/4, I believe) There was also issues with the flange offset which complicated things further.
Being the Dana 30 had the option of a true-trac and has the correct size ring gear and the flange offset is close enough you could fudge it with spacers I opted for that route.