Putting my rear shocks back together and I have a couple shock blow-ups but they are not clear to me which washer goes where.

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Heres what I have.. at least this was what I had in the "rear shock" baggie.

(not pictured is the washer that goes on above the top rubber bushing )

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does it go like this.. with the big washer that looks like a fender washer?

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or with the smaller one that is the same size as the bottom of the threaded bushing. #5 in diagram.

the smaller washer seems to have been specially machined for something like it may have gone under the lower spring retainer on the original shocks, but I am putting on KYB shocks and there is a shoulder that the top spring retainer rests against.
the recess in the washer does not fit over this shoulder.

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from the drawings it looks like the stock shocks did not have this shoulder and maybe this washer rested on a step on the shock rod.

but they don't show a washer there in either picture.

this may be the correct washer for above the spring retainer.

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The stepped washer is all that remains of the bump rubbers.
(Top end of item 8)

Hmmm, I don't have them then. is that an available part? Or can I just skip it.

The rear bump stops are NLA.

I just use the Koni competition bump rubbers....affordable too!

You need something in there to prevent the shock from bottoming out, which damages the internal valves.
At a minimum, on a race car, I use a few plastic washers (made for the purpose) so the shock stops travelling before bottoming, or the Koni bump rubbers as Jason suggested.

I had some from the fronts that I put in. I just used contact cement and glued them into the top spring retainer.

eventually I will go to bilstein rear shocks, I have bilstein for the fronts now.
I will keep in mind the Koni Comp. bumpers for then.

Thanks