I just got a Whiteline '06 WRX front/rear sway bar and end link kit from Rally Sport Direct, and I was about to remove the stock rear bar to install the new one when I noticed that my Whiteline bar looks nothing like the stock bar. I tried to include photos of my bar and the one I should have gotten, but I haven't posted photos before, so I'm not sure it worked. :-) Am I just stupid, or did they send me the wrong bar?

 

It occurred to me that someone might think I'm looking at the front bar thinking it should be the rear. Here's a photo of both together - front on top, rear on bottom.

 

Call whomever you got it from. I know for the '02 WRX there's a bump in the bar just like in the picture for the exhaust.

 

I'm planning to call Rally Sport Direct first thing in the morning. If they don't overnight it to me for free, they're going to lose at least one customer.

 

Look at the whiteline box that the bar came in and look at the part number? do both boxes have the same part numbers?
if they sent you the wrong bar, i am sure they will send you the corect one.

SHane

 

It didn't say anything on the box, but after more careful inspection of the bar itself I found the BSF36XXZ, which is the part # for the XX-heavy duty STI front bar. So I called Rally Sport Direct and they sent me the right one 2-day shipping, with a prepaid label to send back the other one. I installed it yesterday morning on the middle hole (medium stiffness), and so far (after only a couple trips to work) there's definitely less roll. This weekend we'll see how it affects at-the-limit handling when I take a trip to the Rock Store. If any of you LA weekend warriors are out there, I'll see you Sunday morning...