Install an older version of app into iPhone

Hi, I have an older version of an app installed in my iTunes.
How do I install that into my iphone without messing up the organization of the apps, or syncing every app with the settings in the iTunes? This issue is driving me nuts. All I want to do is, add the older version of app into my iPhone without changing any other thing.
Any help is greatly appreciated thanks.
I'm using iPhone 4, with the latest iOS 5. (i think it's iOS 5.1)

and by clicking "syncing", 64 of my apps got deleted from my iphone. Most of them are paid apps, and I don't even know what are gone. Why is Apple making syncing stuff so difficult and user unfriendly?

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I know it can be a bit frustrating to try to get a version of an application that will work on an older iOS version. This article explains how to do it -
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2. Check this reference on how to delete the iTunes application itself:
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AirTrafficHost.framework
CoreFP.framework
DeviceLink.framework
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iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
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- Persistent "Show in iTunes Store" arrows after downgrade - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4567064

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