HELP Body bushing kit prothane or energy suspension?

[RabbitHoleSS]

Im looking to order my body bushing kit. Ive found this from prothane.

1988 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Prothane Motion Control 7-132 Prothane Body Mount Bushings | Summit Racing

Free Shipping - Prothane Body Mount Bushings with qualifying orders of $99. Shop Body Bushings at Summit Racing.

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And this from energy suspension.

1988 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Energy Suspension 3.4141R Energy Suspension Body Mount Bushings | Summit Racing

Free Shipping - Energy Suspension Body Mount Bushings with qualifying orders of $99. Shop Body Bushings at Summit Racing.

www.summitracing.com

Does anyone know if there's a difference, mainly if the prothane kit is complete. I was looking to use prothane but now I don't know if its got everything I need. I know i have to buy bolts. Im also having trouble finding the rear seat crossmember anywhere but ebay. Any help is appreciated.

 

[SupremeSpeed]

I currently have the Energy Suspension bushings on my 88 Cutlass, and I have no complaints. They provide a softer, quieter ride.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I put the prothane kit on my Cutlass, it was complete other than buying my class 10.9 metric hardware. It definitely made a difference in ride quality since my factory bushing were shot.

 

[joesregalproject]

I have the Energy Suspension kit on my Regal and Energy Suspension cab mounts on my F150. IIRC, there are two schools of thought on which bushings are better.

Some say the Prothane bushings are better because they dont have the metal collar inside them and wont rust out like the original rubber bushings.

Others say the metal collar is necessary for for the mounts to retain rigidity, so the Energy Suspension bushings are better.

It's your decision in the end, I think either set is probably just fine. I went with the Energy Bushings because a friend had used them on his Malibu and liked them.

I haven't driven my Regal enough to make any comment on them in that application, but they noticeably stiffened up the ride on my F150.

 

[pontiacgp]

are we going down this RabbitHole again....

https://gbodyforum.com/threads/which-one.76465/#post-752803

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

Thanks for the replys. I was just curious why one kit is 60$ cheaper then the other. It sounds like its probably the metal collar inside the energy kit joe talked about. I think im gonna save 60 bucks and go with prothane. I haven't read anything bad about either one. I just didn't want to buy an incomplete kit online.

 

[Injectedcutty]

My prothane kit has the metal sleeves inside the bushings just like the ES kits. With ES you're paying the markup on the name and marketing, that's it.

 

[Longroof79]

I went with the Energy Suspension kit probably because it was well advertised...and the price was pretty good. I'm sure the Prothane kit is just as good.

 

[GuysMonteSS]

When I was about to replace the body bushings in the SS,I talked to Mark Savitske at SC&C and he told me that a graphite impregnated poly bushing kit would be the best to use.
The only bushing kit I found that fit that description was this one from PST;

Polygraphite Body Mount Kit

Polygraphite Body Mount Kit

p-s-t.com

It looks to be about the same price as the ES kit.
Here is what they say about their Polygraphite product;
"PST perfected polyurethane with the introduction of POLYGRAPHITE® - a special formula incorporating a low-friction graphite lubricant into the actual bushing material. With POLYGRAPHITE®, you get the near-zero deflection performance of polyurethane with a self-lubricating bushing. As an added benefit, POLYGRAPHITE® is impervious to grease, oil, weather, and other natural elements and will never dry rot."
Guy

 

[Texas82GP]

Check out the Summit kit before you pull the trigger....

CHEVROLET Summit Racing SUM-776103 Summit Racing™ Body Mount Bushings | Summit Racing

Free Shipping - Summit Racing™ Body Mount Bushings with qualifying orders of $99. Shop Body Bushings at Summit Racing.

www.summitracing.com