Bilstein 5100 Rear Shock Setup for 2nd Gen 4Runner

Hey there everyone,

Sorry in advance for the Newbie post, I just bought a Second Gen as a daily and am completely new to Toyota Forums. I recently bought a set of Bilstein 5100 shocks for my 95 4Runner and while they were advertised to fit both First and Second gen 4Runners, I quickly found out that the rear shocks have eyelets for bushing on the top and bottom of the shock, whereas to fit they have to have a stud up top that goes thru the frame and gets tightened down. I did some reading and saw here that 1st gen Tundra 5100 rears will fit 2nd gen 4runners as long as you press a different bushing into the bottom of the shock. I was wondering if anyone could possibly tell me what size bushing I need, or even give me a link to where I could buy the correct size. I saw people saying that you needed a 3/4" poly bushing but I don't know if that's the measurement for ID, OD, or something completely different that I'm not understanding. Sorry again if this has been posted before, I just couldn't seem to find in-depth enough to make an informed purchase.

 

I ran across the same thing... I popped out the old rubber and went to auto zone and got rubber in the suspension bushings and popped them in

 

Keep your original hardware...

 

Man you are such a life saver thank you so much.