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sperry · 2006-03-21, 09:56 AM

The sway bar should be fine on any '04 STI, but the '05 and newer cars use a different style endlink.

I have the same bar on my WRX and after 3 years it was looking a bit on the worn-out side, so I took it off the car hit it w/ some heavy grit sandpaper to clean it, then some light grit sandpaper to prep it, and then put like 8 coats of krylon on it and it's as good as new now... and it even looks like a Cusco bar now since all I had on hand was dark blue paint.

A $100 and 20 minutes of work over the course of an afternoon and someone can have a bar that's as good as new.

Also, those old-style endlinks should be fine if you're not autocrossing, and even then, they're probably good enough if you're running the bar on a softer setup.

2006-03-21, 09:56 AM	#6
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	The sway bar should be fine on any '04 STI, but the '05 and newer cars use a different style endlink. I have the same bar on my WRX and after 3 years it was looking a bit on the worn-out side, so I took it off the car hit it w/ some heavy grit sandpaper to clean it, then some light grit sandpaper to prep it, and then put like 8 coats of krylon on it and it's as good as new now... and it even looks like a Cusco bar now since all I had on hand was dark blue paint. A $100 and 20 minutes of work over the course of an afternoon and someone can have a bar that's as good as new. Also, those old-style endlinks should be fine if you're not autocrossing, and even then, they're probably good enough if you're running the bar on a softer setup.