Hey guys, I have some leaf spring bushing questions. We have OME setups on both our '06 and '09 Xterras. No problems with the '06, but this weekend I noticed an issue with the '09. Airing up while returning from camping I saw the forward leaf spring mount was spitting out a bushing.
Looking at it closer after getting home, it looks like the second leaf is shifting such that it is scraping on the bushing. It's doing this on both drivers and passengers sides.
I'm planning on ordering the OME SB100 bushing kit and redoing all of them, unless there's an easy way to just disconnect the forward mount, since the shackle bushings seem OK.
Any suggestions to keep this from happening again down the road? I am otherwise really happy with the OME setup so not looking to completely swap out for another set of springs. Can I add a clamp or clip of some kind to the existing leaf pack? Any way to improve on the clamp that's already there?
All of the above pictures are my Xterra. It's an '09 with OME MD leafs and OME shackles. There aren't any unusual noises in normal driving.
The video below is not my Xterra. I don't have the same clunking noise that he describes. But it's a great visual of how the leafs can shift.
***** THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO NOR MY TRUCK... It's a different Xterra showing lateral shifting of OME leafs *****
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxrYCH17HxE
***** THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO NOR MY TRUCK... It's a different Xterra showing lateral shifting of OME leafs *****
Looking at it closer after getting home, it looks like the second leaf is shifting such that it is scraping on the bushing. It's doing this on both drivers and passengers sides.
I'm planning on ordering the OME SB100 bushing kit and redoing all of them, unless there's an easy way to just disconnect the forward mount, since the shackle bushings seem OK.
Any suggestions to keep this from happening again down the road? I am otherwise really happy with the OME setup so not looking to completely swap out for another set of springs. Can I add a clamp or clip of some kind to the existing leaf pack? Any way to improve on the clamp that's already there?
All of the above pictures are my Xterra. It's an '09 with OME MD leafs and OME shackles. There aren't any unusual noises in normal driving.
The video below is not my Xterra. I don't have the same clunking noise that he describes. But it's a great visual of how the leafs can shift.
***** THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO NOR MY TRUCK... It's a different Xterra showing lateral shifting of OME leafs *****
***** THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO NOR MY TRUCK... It's a different Xterra showing lateral shifting of OME leafs *****
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