1987 fj60 rear suspension seat sub-assembly help needed

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Hi all, I am having some issues with rear suspension parts for my 60. The rear shock bushing on the drivers side seat disintegrated and I didn't notice for awhile. I live down a 10 mile stretch of rough dirt road and I guess the eye of the shock slowly wore out the mount. I took it out of commission to do some maintenance and noticed this, so started gathering parts for a fix as well as new rear shocks. I ordered what I thought was the right seat sub assembly from the dealer and just now got around to it. Come to find out, I got the passenger side instead (maybe me, maybe the dealer), but beyond that, the part looks completely different. The shock mounting point is in a different place. I did some research on toyodiy (forgot I had that) and it shows a parts number 48047-60050, dealer sent me 48048-60021. I called them to see about return/replace and he said the part number was superseded and other than the wrong side, it's the right part. It seems if I change this my shock mounting points won't match side to side. Can anyone shed some light on this? Should I try to find the 60050 or will this newer design work? I attached photos. Keep in mind the new part is right side and old part is left side, but as you can see the mounting point is quite different. I'm not even sure about the u-bolt holes although they look similiar. I appreciate any insight. I also thought i read the 62 has a different one, maybe that is what i got?
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Well, after some more digging i now know i have a front passenger seat. Somehow ordered the entirely wrong part, opposite corner of the vehicle. Dealer said they are discontinued and not seeming to have much luck finding them online. Anyone know of a good source?
 
good used is an option, try posting a wanted in the classifieds:

Thanks, plan to post one as it seems they are not available or extremely rare new. I do know one option (in case this helps anyone in the furture) that SOR, maybe others, offer these as an upgraded part with skid plates. I have them on my 40, but wasn't looking to do that to this rig. It's a possibility if nothing else comes up. Thanks again!
 

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