Will an alpine rear end work if not a SV?

[wile coyote]

As long as I've had this car, everything is always been a later model series 5. Only now, while redoing the rear end, do I believe the rear end is not a series 5. In replacing the outside axle bearings, the bearings I bought for a series 5 are for a slightly larger axle shaft. The bearings with the included o-ring will not fit and are also thicker than the bearing I took off the axle. The manual States the two possible bearings for a series V are interchangeable but notes that the axle and hub are different for other series . Assuming this is a series 1 through 4, is it still able to be used with the V6 knowing that the ring gear bolts have been replaced with grade 8?
I guess it will work, I've put several hundred miles on it. Has anyone ever had problems with a S1-4 rear end in the conversion?

 

[DanR]

Wiley, The SV is preferred only because it is a bit heaver axle.

I only run SV Alpines with the V6. I have not had any experience with running a SIV rear with the 2.8 V6. Just recommend you not run stock wires if you intend hard driving.