Seems to me that the bearing saddles in the housing locate the bearings/carrier, the caps just clamp them down. If you're fairly sure that the correct caps are part of the lot, I would drag it all home and check the fit on everything using a dial bore gauge. Also verify a flush fit at the parting line.
I installed my own Mark Williams billet steel caps by using a local machine shop Sunnen rod reconditioning mahine, I had to remove around .0090 form each cap to get them within Mark Williams provide specs
I put both sides on and that dang rear end still cracked the outer edge of the ring gear on all the gears sets I ran in it
I ended up bending the housing bad enough to have to replace it with a Dana 60 housing cut down to use in that car, that was the best thing I did to the rear of that car