08-30-2015, 12:33 AM
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Caution!!! Avoid energy suspension - terrible quality! :(
Plain and simple.....
As you can see.... I went forward with installing some new urethane on the truck, and got the kit with the zerk nippled straps.
What quality.... Way to go Energy Suspension.... not even 3 months old....
(and this isn't even result of over stress/flexing, just regular daily driving)
(sorry for the sideways photo)
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08-30-2015, 12:34 AM
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I'm running stock bushings and brackets in the front with extended links
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08-30-2015, 12:43 AM
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Yeah, well the first thing I've done is go right back to stock, no way those stock ones would pull this kinda trick on me. Goes to show.... theres a good reason stock OE parts are the price they are..... cause they WORK!
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08-30-2015, 12:43 AM
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Wow, that sucks. I've used a lot of their bushings but never any that came with brackets of any form. The axle pivot bushings and radius arm bushings I put on my Bronco were fantastic.
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08-30-2015, 12:52 AM
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Sucks but cant you just bend a piece of flatbar and make another?
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08-30-2015, 01:00 AM
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Why not use the stock brakets?
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08-30-2015, 01:17 AM
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Quote:
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Yeah, well the first thing I've done is go right back to stock, no way those stock ones would pull this kinda trick on me. Goes to show.... theres a good reason stock OE parts are the price they are..... cause they WORK!
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... i have now, didn't when i got them because these were greaseable easily with the fittings
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08-30-2015, 01:22 AM
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I bet you could drill and tap the stock brackets and make it work.
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08-30-2015, 01:31 AM
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Quote:
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... i have now, didn't when i got them because these were greaseable easily with the fittings
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Normally, these bushing don't need grease. Maybe if you drove through a lot of water?
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08-30-2015, 02:10 AM
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I've used Energy Suspension parts on my Hondas for years now, never had an issue with them. Maybe this is just a fluke?
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08-30-2015, 10:25 AM
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Only use bushings. The brackets are cheap.
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08-30-2015, 10:37 AM
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Yeah, that looks like a crappy design.
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08-30-2015, 01:18 PM
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The subaru guys have broken a lot of these brackets as well.. but the last big report of them was years ago as I think they had a bad batch.
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08-30-2015, 01:43 PM
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+1 for the bushings not needing grease. If you want some lube to put on them, try 3M silicone paste.
My 10 year old nephew could make a better bracket than that.
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08-30-2015, 04:38 PM
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So I'll be the devil's advocate here. Have you even tried calling energy suspension and working with them or are you just going to slam them without giving them a chance to make it right?
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