Energy Suspension Front Bushing Master Kit for 94-97 Accord

Energy Suspension Front Master Bushing Kit for 94-97 Accord and Odyssey

If your 94-97 Accord or Odyssey has gone vague on turn-in, clunks over bumps, or wanders where it used to track straight, the front bushings are worn out. After nearly 30 years the factory rubber has cracked and gone soft, which lets the front suspension move around and throws your alignment off under load. This Energy Suspension kit replaces the front bushings across the whole front end with polyurethane, so the front of the car feels tight and connected again. It is one of the most cost-effective ways to wake up the front end of a high-mileage Accord.

Here is the key thing to understand about this kit before you buy: it covers the FRONT of the car only. Energy is clear that this kit does not include any rear bushings. That is not a knock on it, the front is where these cars do most of their wandering and clunking, and this kit does the entire front end in one box. But if you are trying to refresh the rear too, you will need to add the rear pieces separately. Polyurethane also shrugs off the oil, salt, and grime that rot rubber, so once the front is buttoned up it stays tight for the long haul.

What is in the kit

This kit covers the full front suspension and steering wear points on the 94-97 Accord and 95-97 Odyssey, and it comes with Energy's Formula 5 grease for install. Everything here is a front position, plus the ball joint and tie rod boots.

Specs

Color options

Red and black are the same polyurethane at the same hardness. The black is graphite-impregnated so it is slightly more self-lubricating, the red is just the color. There is no performance difference, so pick whichever you want.

Fitment

Covers the 94-97 Accord and 95-97 Odyssey. Remember this is the front kit, so it does the front suspension on these cars, not the rear.

What to know before you buy

First, the honest tradeoff, and a full front poly refresh makes it real. Polyurethane is firmer than the soft factory rubber, so you will feel and hear more of the road than you did when these were new. Energy is upfront about the slight NVH increase. On a car you want to feel connected to, the tighter front end is the point. On a comfort-first daily, just know the front firms up.

Second, this is a multi-position job, so plan for a real afternoon or two. You are doing the control arms, strut rods, shocks, coil isolators, and end links, which means a fair amount of front-end disassembly and, for the pressed bushings, a press or press tool. The upside is that owners consistently call this kit easy relative to what it covers and note it comes with everything plus the assembly grease. Use that grease generously on every bushing, a dry poly bushing is what squeaks later.

Third, since you are deep in the front end, handle the rest while you are there. This kit does not include the rear bushings, so if your rear is also tired, plan to source those separately. And if your ball joints or tie rod ends themselves are worn (not just the boots), address those now while everything is apart rather than going back in later. Do the front thoroughly once and it stays tight for years.