replacing eye bushings for leaf spring

[maurice]

Just wondering everyone's thought's on replacement eye bushings for leaf sprung bj74's.

I have an OME lift on it right now and one of the passenger side (rhd) rear bushings has blown due to a grease nipple jumping ship. I need to obviously replace them and had seen a couple options.

Should I replace them all around the truck or just fix whats wrong now?

I have sourced a set from EBI Cruisers near Vancouver, BC and they want about 30 per spring for the bushings, is that reasonable? I am not sure on what type of construction material they are.

Thanks for your thoughts

 

[Malahki]

If your going to replace the bushings on one rear spring I would at minimum do the opposite side as well. Also are you getting the typical clunk in the front when steering at slow speeds, such as manoeuvring in parking lots? If so I'd do the front too. But go OEM rubber, the urethane ones will have you clunking again in a few months. Ask me how I know

 

[yotahed]

X2 ^^
Urethane for anything that sees constant push pull/up down/left right under load will deform and wear quickly. Especially leafs.

 

[maurice]

Yeah I get a bit of the clunking at low speeds. I might as well change em all up and have a slick ride.

Thanks for the input.