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Originally Posted by ArmArak
Go to NAPA and buy a new top that fits and just change them out. Keep in mind the Tundra tops wont fit, I had that same problem.
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Originally Posted by Dieselchessy
Maybe you bought Tundra top plates? Pretty sure they are slightly different by the bolt pattern.
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Good call. The ones I ordered from Rockauto were Gabriel part # 143325. This is the same part number/part that I checked out at autozone.
If you click the part number on the Rockauto site it lists the 4runnner, sequoia, tacoma, and tundra as compatible vehicles. I guess that's the issue right there.
When I look under KYB SM5184 it only lists the 1996-2002 4Runner so most likely that one will fit correctly. KYB also lists a different part number, SM5442 for the Tundra.
Lesson learned. I should have done a little bit of cross reference research before I pulled the trigger on that particular mount. Hopefully someone else comes across thread if they have the same problem. I was installing the shocks using the on-vehicle compression method and I was fitting the top plates to the truck when I found this. If I would have taken the shocks and springs somewhere to have the assembly put together before I installed it I would have flipped out when the tops wouldn't go in!