Is their a right and left front strut

I purchased used bilstein front struts with lo mileage to replace the originals. I was told that the left strut has more spring rate so you must reinstall with the proper side. The struts i got are almost brand new but before i change em out i need to figure out which is which. I looked at both struts and they have the same numbers.Any suggestions on how to tell them apart.

 

Pics? Are they OEM replacement Bilstein shocks?

 

oem struts from 2011

 

is this a top view showing lower end is at the bottem of the spring on the on strut, thanks 4 ur help

 

is this a above view of the strut showing the end at the bottom of the strut where the spring coil starts showing the bolt placement thanks

 

Did you buy the complete assemblies or just shocks?
I assumed complete assemblies because you mentioned spring rate. The shaded area in the diagram I posted is the coil. See how the lower end of the coil is the same on each side, but the top hats aren't? This should give you an idea which is which.
If you're talking about just the shock; no, there is no difference.
Toyota parts numbers are goofy; some have specific left/right part numbers, but are actually the same part.

http://www.toyotapartszone.com/Page...Country=(8=USA)&sectionID=&componentsID=48-03

 

Yep. I superimposed it from the FSM.

 

Thankz alot didnt want to reinstall wrong good site

 

Going by the above diagram that would make the coil with two yellow dots the left? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

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struts should go in one way... so long as the bolt slides in the strut assembly should only be aligned like that in one manner.

 

Hey man, where did you get that diagram from?

 

FSM (Factory Service Manual)

 

another questions, is there a shock absorber or rubber washer on the inside of the hat between the shock and the hat?

 

Hey where did you get that diagram and are there more for older models such as mine?

 

If you put them on the wrong side, the sway bar will be extremely close to (and likely to hit) the shock.

I couldn't see any difference in the length or spring rate differences...just a potential interference issue with the sway bar.

 

I was hoping that wouldn’t be the answer. But beggers can’t be choosers....
I guess if i’m going to keep my truck I might as well buy the manual. Know of any trustable sources?

 

There's pdf files out there if you look hard enough