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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Stillen Sway Snapped

Has anyone else ever broken their front sway bar? I did and I have no idea how I could of possibly cracked that thick of a bar.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Where did it snap? Pics? Maybe a manufacturing defect? It should have bent before snapping
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Short of hitting an object previously and fracturing the bar, I've never heard of a bar cracking under normal use. I would imagine that yo uwould have damage to the plastic underbody cover if you hit something. Additionally, I can't imagine putting enough torque on the bar to crack it without the end links snapping first.
I suggest putting your OEM sway back up front and take pics of the bar to send to Stillen and see if they or the retailer want the bar returned regarding possible warranty. Have you contacted Stillen yet?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Post pics later tonight -- its in my trunk right now. Looked and if I hit something that bottom platic would of been destroyed, and its fine. It snapped right at the curve of the bar before it "L's" toward the end links.

Contacting stillen later today.....
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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Dang, I've never heard of anyone snapping theirs. Definitely contact Stillen, gl.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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I have heard of endlinks breaking, but a sway bar?? That is some kind of pressure to break something that thick.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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Its Stillen. Nuf said. Good luck with their warranty. They don't do ****.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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I've seen sways break under hard cornering AutoXing....
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Skyline_G35
Its Stillen. Nuf said. Good luck with their warranty. They don't do ****.
Get it right, its Stealin
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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^^^ Even better!!!
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Skyline_G35
Its Stillen. Nuf said. Good luck with their warranty. They don't do ****.
Good post. I'll have my new sway bars in a week.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by robbdogg
Post pics later tonight -- its in my trunk right now. Looked and if I hit something that bottom platic would of been destroyed, and its fine. It snapped right at the curve of the bar before it "L's" toward the end links.

Contacting stillen later today.....

slow on the pics...but anyways. still no idea how.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Wow!..is that what my stealins have in store for me??..if my bar breaks on the mntn road i'm f'd and off the cliff I may go!..
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Those look completely sheared....Thats not cool at all...
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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wow.. that's pretty scary... hmm... what has Stillen responded with?
 
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