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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 09:52 AM
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Energy Suspension HyperFlex Kit

For a 140,000 mile bone stock 92 RS. Does anyone have any experience/opinions? What kind of difference would I see? Thanks!

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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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DO NOT BUY THE HYPERFLEX KIT. IT IS THE BIGGEST WASTE OF MONEY. THEY DON'T GIVE YOU ENOUGH FOR THE MONEY. you can piece together your own "hyperflex kit" with all energy suspension components cheaper than the kit. i was very didssapointed with what it came with. i am not knocking the products because i hear alot of good things about them but the kit blows honkey because it isnt the best bang for the buck like they make it sound.
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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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So piece it together? Did you feel a big difference? Thanks

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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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definitely piece it together. plus i have found by upgrading lower control arms and a panhard bar i have 6 bushings i didnt even use. this way you can buy as you need. i also have no clue has to noticing a difference since my car is in the build up process. maybe by next summer i will be able to tell the difference.
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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Too late, I am in the process of finishing my hyperflex instalation kit(rear done,working on the front). Though in the future i plan on buying my panhard, rear/front arms from Hutchkis(have hutckis spring already),etc. So I guess the kit would have been a waste of time and money.
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 07:14 AM
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does ne1 know where u can get the front a-arm (control arm) bushings that r greasable i know i seen them b4
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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Cant help you, I havent seen those. I went with polyurethane ones.
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 05:56 PM
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there poly also
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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i know autozone sells an assortment of es bushings
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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Agreed on the kit being a waste of money- unless you don't have anything polyurethane at all yet. I bought my own parts separate because I already had a poly trans mount, poly end links, and poly sway bar mounts.

Plus keep in mind the hyperflex kit only comes with front sway bar stuff, nothing for the rear.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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exactly tomp. that is why the kit is a bunch of crap.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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Originally posted by TomP
Agreed on the kit being a waste of money- unless you don't have anything polyurethane at all yet. I bought my own parts separate because I already had a poly trans mount, poly end links, and poly sway bar mounts.

Plus keep in mind the hyperflex kit only comes with front sway bar stuff, nothing for the rear.


if the only reason not to buy it is that it includes everything (but the rear sway bar ones... a measly $12) then whats bad about it!?



im not getting it, you're pissed because it has everything and you dont need everything?



i dont have anything, is the kit the right choice for me? and if not, gimme a good reason WHY.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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Originally posted by MrDude_1
i dont have anything, is the kit the right choice for me?
Same here. I don't have anything either yet. I'll probably get a poly trans mount soon though so maybe I'll just get the kit? Good or bad idea? Thanks for all the input everyone!

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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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Well im in the process of installing the whole kit. So far I have installed the front and rear control arm bushings,front end links wich I used in the rear cause I already had some poly's in the front. They are the same size arn't they(end links)? I still have the rest of the kit but some stuff I really dont know where it goes,can some help me out? The poly bushing kit comes with a real cheap copy that really doesnt tell you much on how to install it. Someone who has already done this, please help me out I dont know where the rest of the bushing's go on my car?
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 09:57 PM
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ive only installed the front end ones so far so i am no help on the rear unless you tell me what number on the bushing and then i might be able to tell you were they go. secondly, the kit isnt a waste of money simply because it comes with everything because it DOES NOT. i didnt get a torque arm bushing or the rear endlinks for the sway bar. i added all the pieces i got together and it was like 30 bucks cheaper to buy at autozone then to buy the kit and have it shipped. having it shipped jumped it up to another 10 bucks that i over paid.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 10:37 PM
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Ok I have qty:4 #3232, qty:4#13005 that I have no idea where they go? The rest of the stuff goes on the crossmember according to there copy sheets that come with the kit?
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 07:26 AM
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i have the 3232 also and i am kinda confused as to where it goes but i think it goes with the lower control arms? not sure though. the other part number i couldnt find on my bushing.
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 01:49 AM
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What did the company say when you called them and asked them about those part numbers?
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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I havent called them yet?
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by Spdfrk1990
does ne1 know where u can get the front a-arm (control arm) bushings that r greasable i know i seen them b4
Global west del-a-lum bushings are what you are thinking about i am sure.

http://www.globalwest.net/camaro93.h...arm%20bushings

also, on the rebuild kit from energy. check out this thread.
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=197895
it is a list of the parts i used, and recomended to another member here for an entire rebuild.
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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wow those look nice ne 1 have those??
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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Alloy (who manufactures strut mounts, and wilwood brake kit for steve spohn) , is a good friend of mine, and we auto-x together, he has the del-a-lum bushing, i have the energy. his are VERY nice, in hindsight i wish i had shelled out the cash for the GW bushings.
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