I have a 1996 and I can't seem to find much info on replacement bushings. In fact I've found none at all.

I did read that the rear bushings are only replaceable sometime in or after the 1997 model year.

Is this true?

Is that true? I would have thought 96 and up because 95=gen II and 96=gen III. There is a thread here somewhere illustrating the year to year differences within the 3rd generation...

I can't find a single bushing kit for a 1996.........

New left and right upper arms on ebay for 108 for upper arms.

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I have a 96 as well and their are a few quirks between our model and the rest of the 3rd gens.

I couldn't find anything on

Energy Suspension Parts: 4Runner, Toyota 4Runner 4WD 1996

or

- Wheeler's Off-Road, Inc.

I'm pretty sure the upper control arm bushing are not replaceable, you must do the whole arm. But the lower bushings are replaceable, the oem part number is 48702-35070. They're about $30 or so.

Thanks for the reply. I see new uppers on eBay.

I just need to go junking again and hope the 97 still has the rear housing hanging. I think I'll take the housing and all the rear arms. Then I can match things up.

I just looked on amazon and those bushings were 15 dollars a piece.

I'm getting ready to leave for the junkyard. If the junkyard butchers didn't torch the rears out if the two 4runners I know are there I should come home with the rear suspension arms and also a rear housing. (My housing was really rusty but I sandblasted all the nasty places and painted it with ZeroRust)

I am assuming you have already done so, but take a look at your uppers and lowers before you go.

I have a 1998 and pulled the uppers and lowers out of a 1997 at a junkyard because my bushings were toasted. I assumes they would be the same, but when I got them home and began pulling the ones out of my 1998, I noticed that they are not.

The 1997 uppers were slightly shorter than mine, and the lowers had some funky triangular piece on the end. I will get a picture of what I am talking about if you want, but suffice it to say that they did not work for me.

I got the arms off a 96. Same as mine. That funky wedge on the arm at the housing seems to be a limiter of some sorts. I didn't get the uppers. They looked horrible and new ones are 108 dollars for the pair on eBay. One lower was slightly bent. A 4x4 straitened it out. I'll measure their lengths to ensure they are the same length before I go too far. Also got the rear sway bar and locating bar.

In my ares 4runners of the 3gen and newer are knowwhere to be found in a junkyard. If they are in the boneyard they're totally stripped. The place had two. A 97 and a 96. The 97 is gone. Mush have been crushed.

Today i cut and removed the old bushings. And started pounding the new bushings in.

Tomorrow I'll finish and post pictures.

Compatibility Info:
Part No. 48702-35070 fits the vehicle applications listed below:
ModelProduction DateEngineTransmissionTrimBodyDoor
4Runner 1997.08- 4cyl 2.7L MTM SR5B
4Runner 1997.08- 4cyl 2.7L ATM SR5B
4Runner 1997.08- 6cyl 3.4L MTM SR5V
4Runner 1997.08- 6cyl 3.4L ATM SR5V
4Runner 1997.08- 6cyl 3.4L ATM SR5B
4Runner 1997.08- 6cyl 3.4L ATM LULI

Its funny how contradicting the info for the rear control arm bushings are/is......

Some parts houses even say this bushing will fit the uppers too.

I don't know what some info about the bushings being captive on a 1996. The 4runner I got the lower arms off of was a late model 1996 or a 1997, and they were completely rubber and came out with a knife and hammer.

Thanks for posting up the info. I need to do this at some point. Strangely, the bushings on my 98 and the ones on the set of 97s that I got were completely different. Not sure how to describe them, but the two were certainly not interchangeable.

The OEM number a member posted up I bought on amazon. They are metal jacketed instead of all rubber but fit in the hole.

I wonder if the triangular piece is just a travel limiter and the shorter length does nothing more than change the pinion angle.

Just took a look at that part number. That is what mine look like now on the 1998. Not sure on the triangular piece, but it caused a funky clunking sound when I tried running them when the rear flexed in certain situations. I am sure it was not causing any harm, but I am not a fan of things that go bump unnecessarily.

I also had that some thougt about the upper arms changing the pinion angle. That is why I chose not to use them. I didn't want my pinion tilted down any more than necessary with the lift.