help please.... rear addco sway bar...

Cory23 · 07-07-06, 10:52 PM

The bar isnt the same as OEM, the bends are off.... anyone else encountered this or should i ship it back?

Kenso · 07-07-06, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cory23

The bar isnt the same as OEM, the bends are off.... anyone else encountered this or should i ship it back?

Lots of people had that problem, the first batch of bars was made wrong. Where did you buy it? Some distributors received the wrong bar and continue to sell them from the looks of things.

Here's what it should look like if it helps you any.

Hotstartup · 07-07-06, 11:20 PM

i got the same bar kenso, but from the looks of it the end links seem very thick, i am not sure how it will bolt on properly

Alperovich · 07-07-06, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hotstartup

i got the same bar kenso, but from the looks of it the end links seem very thick, i am not sure how it will bolt on properly

i think that was one of the problems. i think you can use a dremel to thin out the section.

Kenso · 07-07-06, 11:24 PM

Yea we all had that problem. You can either grind the ends down slightly to make them thin enough or fabricate a new bolt/collar setup that is longer. StevieRay made a DIY on the new bolt in one of the old swaybar threads.

Hotstartup · 07-07-06, 11:25 PM

how much did you thin out? i am thinking like half of it should be gone. lol

Kenso · 07-07-06, 11:26 PM

I didn't take that much off, maybe 1/8" iirc. It was a couple years ago, I've forgotten.

Cory23 · 07-07-06, 11:27 PM

my bar looks correct at first glance but when set on top of the oem bar the bends are off, specifically(sp?) the on the left in kenso's picture the bend isnt angled enough. Its off about half to three quarters of an inch (not enough) thanks guys

edit: im gonna post some pictures this is ridiculous(sp?) how bad they screwed this up..

Cory23 · 07-07-06, 11:46 PM

ok here they are..... the oem bar sitting on top of addco one

Cory23 · 07-08-06, 01:28 AM

updated pictures

Hotstartup · 07-08-06, 01:41 AM

my bar looks to be the same as urs.

Cory23 · 07-08-06, 11:34 AM

it wasnt the same as the oem bar? did you get it to fit?

Hotstartup · 07-08-06, 01:16 PM

i havent put it on yet.

Cory23 · 07-08-06, 07:34 PM

Has anyone else seen the pictures i posted? Has anyone else had this problem or did i just get the ugly duck rear sway bar?

Kenso · 07-08-06, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cory23

Has anyone else seen the pictures i posted? Has anyone else had this problem or did i just get the ugly duck rear sway bar?

The "wrong" bar we all got at first was WAY off, like not even remotely close at all, different style/shape altogether. Your looks like the right one, I don't know why it doesn't follow the shape of the OEM bar better. See if you can get it to fit, they never were 100% identical to the stock one.

07-07-06, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cory23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 206 Car 1: 1992 Phantom Grey Coupe iTrader: (0)	help please.... rear addco sway bar... The bar isnt the same as OEM, the bends are off.... anyone else encountered this or should i ship it back? __________________ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...car00222-1.jpg

07-07-06, 11:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kenso Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NC Posts: 2,912 Car 1: 91 L Coupe 6 spd Car 2: 95 FZJ 80 Car 3: ITR 00-106 iTrader: (19)	Yea we all had that problem. You can either grind the ends down slightly to make them thin enough or fabricate a new bolt/collar setup that is longer. StevieRay made a DIY on the new bolt in one of the old swaybar threads. __________________ ITR 00-106 91 6spd coupe 95 FZJ-80 George Carlin on the American Dream (NWS)

07-07-06, 11:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cory23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 206 Car 1: 1992 Phantom Grey Coupe iTrader: (0)	my bar looks correct at first glance but when set on top of the oem bar the bends are off, specifically(sp?) the on the left in kenso's picture the bend isnt angled enough. Its off about half to three quarters of an inch (not enough) thanks guys edit: im gonna post some pictures this is ridiculous(sp?) how bad they screwed this up.. __________________ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...car00222-1.jpg

07-07-06, 11:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cory23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 206 Car 1: 1992 Phantom Grey Coupe iTrader: (0)	ok here they are..... the oem bar sitting on top of addco one __________________ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...car00222-1.jpg Last edited by Cory23 : 07-08-06 at 01:29 AM.

07-08-06, 01:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cory23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 206 Car 1: 1992 Phantom Grey Coupe iTrader: (0)	updated pictures __________________ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...car00222-1.jpg

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07-07-06, 11:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hotstartup Type I King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 9,198 Car 1: 92 LS Sedan Car 2: 91 LS Coupe 5 spd iTrader: (7)	i got the same bar kenso, but from the looks of it the end links seem very thick, i am not sure how it will bolt on properly

07-07-06, 11:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hotstartup Type I King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 9,198 Car 1: 92 LS Sedan Car 2: 91 LS Coupe 5 spd iTrader: (7)	how much did you thin out? i am thinking like half of it should be gone. lol

07-07-06, 11:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kenso Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NC Posts: 2,912 Car 1: 91 L Coupe 6 spd Car 2: 95 FZJ 80 Car 3: ITR 00-106 iTrader: (19)	I didn't take that much off, maybe 1/8" iirc. It was a couple years ago, I've forgotten.

07-08-06, 01:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Hotstartup Type I King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 9,198 Car 1: 92 LS Sedan Car 2: 91 LS Coupe 5 spd iTrader: (7)	my bar looks to be the same as urs.

07-08-06, 11:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
Cory23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 206 Car 1: 1992 Phantom Grey Coupe iTrader: (0)	it wasnt the same as the oem bar? did you get it to fit? __________________ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...car00222-1.jpg

07-08-06, 01:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hotstartup Type I King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 9,198 Car 1: 92 LS Sedan Car 2: 91 LS Coupe 5 spd iTrader: (7)	i havent put it on yet.

07-08-06, 07:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Cory23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 206 Car 1: 1992 Phantom Grey Coupe iTrader: (0)	Has anyone else seen the pictures i posted? Has anyone else had this problem or did i just get the ugly duck rear sway bar? __________________ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...car00222-1.jpg

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