StreetCreeper
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I have a '99 and mine are the flanged bolts. Never had any issues with them. But, to answer your questions, I believe the bolts with washers are the "newer" version.
There is a decent bit of unclarity due to these bolts. I will most likely just go with the washers.
I used the ones with the washers on my 97. I checked and cross referenced part numbers and couldn't find any convincing reason why the bolts with washers couldn't be used. The LBJs are the same and so are the knuckles through the years.
Properly torqued up with blue Loctite — no problems so far.
Here is a recent thread on this subject that i posted some screen shots of the part # in.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/221269-umm-did-i-receive-correct-lbj-bolts.html