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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:44 AM
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energy suspension

Is it worth it to get the entire Hyperflex kit or something similar for our cars?

theres a guy locally whose just selling the front control arm bushings.rear control arm bushings,and sway bar end links for $20

is that a better bang for the buck then the entire kit?
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 05:14 AM
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Re: energy suspension

Originally Posted by i_love_thirdgen
theres a guy locally whose just selling the front control arm bushings.rear control arm bushings,and sway bar end links for $20 is that a better bang for the buck then the entire kit?
Yes, especially since the kit may include pieces you won't need.

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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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Re: energy suspension

alright,i'm going to give the guy a call THANK YOU
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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Re: energy suspension

they make great pieces for racing. for daily driving they can cause binding, alot more road vibration and noise.. a few choice pieces in the right areas it's well worth it but a full kit for a street car isn't necessary.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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Re: energy suspension

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for daily driving they can cause binding, alot more road vibration and noise.
The single place that I noticed vibration/noise was in the secondary cross member at high RPM. I swapped the isolators out for OE rubber. Much better.

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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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Re: energy suspension

Originally Posted by JamesC
The single place that I noticed vibration/noise was in the secondary cross member at high RPM. I swapped the isolators out for OE rubber. Much better.

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Where did you find OE rubber bushings for that secondary crossmember?

I was RIPPING through hydraulic V6 mounts ($215 a pop from the dealership only) so I switched over the the secondary crossmember setup from an early V8 car... The rubber isolators were destroyed and I couldn't find OE ones anywhere (even the dealership down here said they didn't carry them). All I could do was order poly units from Jeg's

But now I've got all kinds of flex from this stock rubber block style trans mount. The car is already louder from the switch to non-hydraulic so I'd like to stiffen the stick up with a poly trans. mount, but I won't do it until I can find softer secondary bushings to offset some of the stick vibration a little (it will even make my hand numb if i'm winding it out a little bit for any length of time)
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 05:36 AM
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Re: energy suspension

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Where did you find OE rubber bushings for that secondary crossmember?
Dealership. I purchased them (two to a bag) 9/21/06/:

547702 Insulato $27.72
547704 Cush $11.56

I've been very satisfied with the OE rubber and a poly mount

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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 03:14 AM
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Re: energy suspension

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Dealership. I purchased them (two to a bag) 9/21/06/:

547702 Insulato $27.72
547704 Cush $11.56

I've been very satisfied with the OE rubber and a poly mount

JamesC
THANK YOU FOR THOSE PART NUMBERS
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