96 bumper VrS 99 bumper brush guard

I have a 96 4 runner and just won an auction on a 99 brush guard . But i have a feeling it will not work on my suv does anyone have advice on how to modify either the 96 bumper or the 99 brush guard?
if you need a pic of it please email me asking i need help trying to figure out if i will be able to use this or not thanks.