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Old 05-27-2004, 01:59 AM   #1
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best place for polygraphite bushing set?

i'm looking for a complete front end set. i wanna replace everything i can under there. tie-rods and everything else.
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Old 05-27-2004, 08:08 AM   #2
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http://www.p-s-t.com
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Old 05-27-2004, 08:21 AM   #3
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Yup, yup. What Izzy said....
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Old 05-27-2004, 08:34 AM   #4
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Here we go again.

I still say go with http://www.performancesuspension.com/

I'm partial to Energy Suspension stuff.
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Old 05-27-2004, 10:51 AM   #5
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Yup, yup. What Izzy said....


Another vote for P-S-T.
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Old 05-27-2004, 11:50 AM   #6
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pst is what i thought it was, but i forgot thanks
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Old 05-27-2004, 12:07 PM   #7
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PST is what I use, but from what I heard from Mike, Energy Suspension has a more complete kit.
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Old 05-27-2004, 02:03 PM   #8
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I ordered the kit for my 92 Z28 from Performance Suspension, and the parts and service were excellent. The people at PST didn't want to spend a whole lot of time answering my questions.
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Old 05-27-2004, 03:40 PM   #9
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Well, i got hte PST kit for the front, but got Energy Suspension for the motor mounts and cab/body mounts
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Old 05-27-2004, 09:31 PM   #10
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What's the difference between PST and Energy Suspension kits? I know that Performance suspension has the whole front end kit but I'm talking about the bushings makers themselves.
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Old 05-30-2004, 11:37 PM   #11
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Here we go again.

I still say go with http://www.performancesuspension.com/

I'm partial to Energy Suspension stuff.
so what all would i need to get from them? the $279 kit? under "front end kits"

or the $236.95 kit under "hyper flex system"

i'm thinking i may order the kit this week.
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Old 05-31-2004, 12:16 AM   #12
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so what all would i need to get from them? the $279 kit? under "front end kits"

or the $236.95 kit under "hyper flex system"

i'm thinking i may order the kit this week.

The $279 kit is what you want.
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Old 05-31-2004, 12:37 AM   #13
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I ordered my engery suspension bushings and cab mounts from autozone. I had to give them the part numbers but they did get them and no shipping expense.
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Old 05-31-2004, 10:58 AM   #14
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The Hyperflex kit is just bushings. A complete bushing kit for the entire truck. The front end kit is what you want. It includes everything to rebuild the front end, including bushings.

BTW, shipping is free on this kit. So all it will cost you is $279.95.
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Old 05-31-2004, 11:31 AM   #15
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man i wish i had something else to drive so i could rebuild my front end oh well just need to convince my parents to bring down our 12 second vega here so i can drive it
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