Were poly suspension bushings always this cheap?
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Were poly suspension bushings always this cheap?
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com....asp?cat=10244
And they've got diff bushings too! Always finding more places to spend your hard earned cash.
And they've got diff bushings too! Always finding more places to spend your hard earned cash.
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I picked up some universal sway bar bushings and mounts from autozone for my giant front sway bar and they had zerk fittings on the mounts and an actual lube channel cut into the bushing. You'd think they would apply the same engineering to all the suspension bushings.
The real advantage of these is that they're "free floating" - they work like a bearing (like a delrin set w/o the hardness). If you go with the OE style rubber bushing it will be vulcanized to the center sleeve and you will be back to the built in "bind" inherit with that design. That said, it's mandatory to maintain a reasonable alignment under load changes and of course keep that smooth ride with minimized surface vibration transferred to the subframe.
At this price, I think the poly is the way to go. I'd drill the control arm and bushing for a zerk fitting and again for a set screw (same as a delrin to prevent rotation.) You could also cut a longitudinal channel for the lube hole to get some grease on the interior of the bushing.
The real advantage of these is that they're "free floating" - they work like a bearing (like a delrin set w/o the hardness). If you go with the OE style rubber bushing it will be vulcanized to the center sleeve and you will be back to the built in "bind" inherit with that design. That said, it's mandatory to maintain a reasonable alignment under load changes and of course keep that smooth ride with minimized surface vibration transferred to the subframe.
At this price, I think the poly is the way to go. I'd drill the control arm and bushing for a zerk fitting and again for a set screw (same as a delrin to prevent rotation.) You could also cut a longitudinal channel for the lube hole to get some grease on the interior of the bushing.
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http://www.energysuspensionparts.com....asp?cat=11400
Strange they aren't showing the diff bushings for the 99.. i thought all the diff bushings were the same in the NA and NB ..
Strange they aren't showing the diff bushings for the 99.. i thought all the diff bushings were the same in the NA and NB ..
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exactly. I was highly considering doing the Super Pro kit when i swap my suspension over to the new car, but decided i could spend the money on other parts and scratched it off the list. but i may go through with this kit for the price.
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I called Energy to try to set up an account. Initial impressions:
-They are hard as **** to deal with. I won't get into it, but the customer experience didn't leave me with the warm, fuzzy feeling.
-Dealer Buy In is $10k minimum.
-They specifically recommended NOT buying from the website that Rob linked. Said there were LOTS of problems with them.
-Everything is made to order. They do not warehouse anything.
-You can get the kit with graphite (black) or red at the same cost
I'm going to try to set up an account/groupbuy. No promises at this time though.
-They are hard as **** to deal with. I won't get into it, but the customer experience didn't leave me with the warm, fuzzy feeling.
-Dealer Buy In is $10k minimum.
-They specifically recommended NOT buying from the website that Rob linked. Said there were LOTS of problems with them.
-Everything is made to order. They do not warehouse anything.
-You can get the kit with graphite (black) or red at the same cost
I'm going to try to set up an account/groupbuy. No promises at this time though.