I am trying to install the bushings that came with my hotchkis springs and am not having any good luck installing them. Anyone have any tips on getting these darn bushings into the leafs? Thanks

bunchs-o-grease and a c-clamp
mine just slipped right in with the clamp
you might want to sand a little of the paint of the inside of the spring eye

Or use the long shackle bolts and large washers. Lube them up real good (you can never lube them TOO much) and squeeze them together with the shackle bolts/washers.
Are you talking about the rear bushings? My Hotchkis leafs had the bushings already installed in the front eyes when I bought them.