ST Rear Sway Bar- Watch Out!

I received my front and rear sway bars from Summit today. I was getting ready to strip the ugly-ass green off and repaint, when i noticed that the rear bar was slightly larger than the front. It was like 1 1/10". The number on the bar was 51110, which was the same on their website and on the instructions. The rear body bushings were way too small for the bar. I decided to pull the old bar and this is what I found:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1340/st1vu2.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2225/st2yc7.jpg

The damn thing doesn't fit! :wtf:

What gets me is I bought them as a kit. The front bar, all the bushings and hardware seem fine, the rear bar is the only incorrect piece. I guess they just put the wrong label on the bar. :dunno: I'm calling Summit tomorrow.
Has anyone else had problems with ST?

sounds like you got a 4g rear bar instead of a 3g. :/
that sucks

Yeah, but isn't the 4g supposed to fit with some modification? There would be no way with this one, even with completely different bushings and hardware.

4g rear lower tie bar - fits w/ micro mods to car
4g sway bar - fits with massive mods (aka doesn't fit)

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Originally Posted by snoopyloopy

4g rear lower tie bar - fits w/ micro mods to car
4g sway bar - fits with massive mods (aka doesn't fit)

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ahhhh the vigor bar is a direct bolt in to the 4g as well as the 3g

you sure a 4g bar wont fit?

That sucks bro, my ST bar was correct.

Factory on top, ST on bottom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...r/ecb7b07f.jpg
Factory on top, ST on bottom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...r/dd1d1c2c.jpg

Just call them and tell them the problem. I'm sure summit will correct the issue.

^ That's what I was expecting it to look like. Thanks for the picture though. I'm going to call them tomorrow morning.

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Originally Posted by ZackieDarko

ahhhh the vigor bar is a direct bolt in to the 4g as well as the 3g

you sure a 4g bar wont fit?

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i think somebody tried it and it ddnt work

im going to make a 4th gen bar work...when i get the money to buy one.

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Originally Posted by frantik

i think somebody tried it and it ddnt work

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http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...t=upgrade+sway

if the vigor bar bolts right into the cb7 and it bolts right into the 3g then there is no reason an aftermarket cb7 bar shouldn't bolt into the 3g

4g ST Sway DOES fit, it just mounts differently. I am running one.

well then, what the hell is the bar LX-incredible got from? and i could see where the problem was. the right one and the one you got both have the same 51110 part number on them.

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Originally Posted by 88LXi68

4g ST Sway DOES fit, it just mounts differentlty. I am running one.

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so the progressive one will fit also...its 22mm of pure swaybar...haha

You got bamboozled!

I called them, they ordered the correct one from ST and are sending UPS to pick up the other. Looks like another month or two wait. :(

Just to clarify, It isn't the 4g bar. This one would require new hardware, brackets, modified control arms, and is about an 2" short on each side.

hmm, so then what car is it from?

good question....but that is a huge fucking rear bar....maybe a prelude or something...something much less wide than our cars.

heh, looks like it must've been mislabeled at the factory or something. bc 51110 is only a 3g-specific part according to st website.

i want to see a how-to or some pictures on the 4g sway bar install, because I would SURELY buy the 4g rear bar from ST if I know it will work, with little mods.

I will of course take pictures and explain the process if I do it as well.

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Originally Posted by LX-incredible

I called them, they ordered the correct one from ST and are sending UPS to pick up the other. Looks like another month or two wait. :(

Just to clarify, It isn't the 4g bar. This one would require new hardware, brackets, modified control arms, and is about an 2" short on each side.

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Carefull theyll tell you they wiil pay for the ship back but youll never get it. Make them pay up front. Went thru it with a set of headers like 3 times with them.


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http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2753/pic180wh7.jpg

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Originally Posted by 2ndGenGuy

You got bamboozled!

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and smackledorfed!


But seriosly man sorry to hear about that. That bar looks like a front sway bar not a rear.



I see Steve finally posted his 4th gen st rear bar!

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Originally Posted by Oldblueaccord

Carefull theyll tell you they wiil pay for the ship back but youll never get it. Make them pay up front. Went thru it with a set of headers like 3 times with them.


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I can't just get a refund, as I bought them as a kit. Thanks for the warning though.

Screw that B.S., if you got the wrong sway bar on their bad, make them pay the fuck up. I totally agree with Oldblue, watch them cause more than likely, your going to front the shipping back. Tell them to pay up, they messed up from the get go!

There is no way I am paying for any shipping. I don't want the refund, I just want the correct damn bar!

nah they will send UPS to pick it up and pay for shipping im sure.. even arospeed when they jerked me around did that much. they just never processed the bar once it was returned

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Originally Posted by frantik

nah they will send UPS to pick it up and pay for shipping im sure.. even arospeed when they jerked me around did that much. they just never processed the bar once it was returned

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Yup, got the correct bar today. They didn't even charge the CC first and then refund, like most others do. I've been pretty impressed by Summit. At least I got a extra bushing and hardware kit out of the deal.

i just got my ST rear sway in the mail. shipped yesterday, got here this morning.

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Originally Posted by knarg

i just got my ST rear sway in the mail. shipped yesterday, got here this morning.

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now that is fast....did you go with a 3rd gen or 4th gen?

i decided to go safe with the 3rd. my car handles like a beast already, so i think this will be enough.

and you got the right one?

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Originally Posted by frantik

nah they will send UPS to pick it up and pay for shipping im sure.. even arospeed when they jerked me around did that much. they just never processed the bar once it was returned

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You have an extra bushing set? Are the rubber or poly? Pm me if theyre poly I might want to take em off your hands.

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Originally Posted by thegreatdane

and you got the right one?

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yep i got the correct one, the 51110 or what not

p.s. i dont have a camera and i will take pictures of all my new stuff when i eventually go back to my parents house (and garage) :D

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Originally Posted by mushroom_toy

You have an extra bushing set? Are the rubber or poly? Pm me if theyre poly I might want to take em off your hands.

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nope sorry didnt even open the box

Aww,.