Dimensional Fund Advisors LP – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/13/97 re: Sunstates Corp/DE

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Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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 1: SC 13G      Schedule 13G - 2/97 - Sunstates Corp                   3±    16K 

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SCHEDULE 13G  (1996)                                                            

Amendment No.   3                                                               
SUNSTATES CORP                                                                  
Cusip # 86787R108                                                               

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Cusip # 86787R108                                                               

Item  1:    REPORTING PERSONS                                                   
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. (Tax ID: 22-2370029)     

Item  4:    CITIZENSHIP                                                         
Delaware Corporation                                    

Item  5:    SOLE VOTING POWER                                                   
34,105                                            
   * Persons who are officers of Dimensional Fund Advisors
    Inc. also serve as officers of DFA Investment Dimensions
 Group Inc., (the "Fund") and The DFA Investment Trust
Company (the "Trust"), each an open-end management  
investment company registered under the Investment  
    Company Act of 1940.  In their capacities as officers of
the Fund and the Trust, these persons vote       0  
additional shares which are owned by the Fund and   
        0 shares which are owned by the Trust. (Included
in Item 7 of this page of this Schedule)            

Item  6:    SHARED VOTING POWER --                                              
None                                                    

Item  7:    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER --                                           
34,105                                            

Item  8:    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER --                                         
0                                                       

Item  9:    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED --                              
34,105                                            

Item 11:    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY LINE 9 --                           
4.00                                                  

Item 12:    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON --                                         
IA                                                      

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ITEM 1(A).  NAME OF ISSUER                                                      

SUNSTATES CORP                                          

ITEM 1(B).  ADDRESS OF ISSUER                                                   

4600 Marriott Drive Suite 200                           
Raleigh  NC   27612                                     

ITEM 2(A).  NAME OF PERSON FILING                                               

Dimensional Fund Advisors                               

ITEM 2(B).  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE                                

1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor, Santa Monica, CA  90401  

ITEM 2(C).  CITIZENSHIP                                                         

A Delaware Corporation                                  

ITEM 2(D).  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES                                        

Common Stock                                            

ITEM 2(E).  CUSIP NUMBER                                                        

86787R108                                               

ITEM 3.     This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (b), or              
13d-2 (b) and the person filing is an investment advisor
registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisors 
Act of 1940.                                            

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ITEM 4.     OWNERSHIP                                                           
ITEM 4(a).  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED                                           
See Page 2, Item No. 9                                  
ITEM 4(b).  PERCENT OF CLASS                                                    
See Page 2, Item No. 11                                 
ITEM 4(c).  NUMBER OF SHARE AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:                        
(i).  SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR DIRECT THE VOTE --                      
See Page 2, Item No. 5                                  
(ii).  SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE --                  
None                                                    
(iii).  SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT DISPOSITION OF --            
See Page 2, Item No. 9                                  
(iv).  SHARE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT DISPOSISTION OF --         
None                                                    

ITEM 5.     OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS                        
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of 12/31/96 the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class 
of securities, check the following: [X]                 

ITEM 6.     OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF                    
ANOTHER PERSON                                          
  All Securities reported upon in this schedule are onwed by
  advisory clients Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc., no one of
which to the knowledge of Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.
owns more than 5% of the class                          

ITEM 7.     IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH           
     ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY:                                                
Not Applicable                                          

ITEM 8.     IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP           
Not Applicable                                          

ITEM 9.     NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP                                      
Not Applicable                                          

ITEM 10.    CERTIFICATION                                                       
    By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
  and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
    in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for
the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities
    and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant
in any transaction having such purposes or effect.      

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I          
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,               
complete are correct.                                                           

Signature                                                                       

Wednesday, February 5, 1997                                               
Date                                                                            

Michael T. Scardina                                                       
Vice President and Chief Finacial Officer                                 
Name/Title                                                                      

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