You can actually use the 5th Gen rear shocks on the 3rd Gen. There a bunch of them on the market for like $50/pair. That will be a cost-effective solution until you get your Kings.
And just for reference, that’s what I’m running on my 02 Runner now. You only need to do very minimal mod to the shock bushing.
Here’s a link for reference (see post #24) for the mod I mentioned.
5th gen rear springs purple pink on a 3rd gen
