1G Compatibility of AWD vs. FWD rear sway bars for 1G cars

[Sactopete]

I checked the archives and the results are inconclusive - so being pretty specific here:

I have a FWD car and am looking for a rear sway bar. ST suspensions no longer makes the 1G FWD-specific rear sway bar (part no 51185). I'm curious if the AWD version would work (part number 51190).

I reached out to the folks at ST, and they weren't very helpful.

Wondering if the only difference between the two is that the AWD version has a curve in it to clear the differential in an AWD car.... in which case would work fine in a FWD application (although you couldn't do it the other way around).

Anyone have definitive knowledge of this? Are the endlink-to-endlink measurements the same?

Alternately, if someone has a good pic of a AWD (51190) version I could overlay it on a pic I have of the 51185 and get some sense of it. The pics online for the AWD version seem to show a half-dozen different designs for the same part number.

Thanks,

Pete

 

[T bags]

Unsure of the brand but it was silver/ dark grey before my crayons got to them. They sway be goes under the 3” exhaust unlike the oem that went over the door exhaust

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[DSMPT]

Here some pics of 1g awd rear sway bar. It's from a 90 gsx.

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[Sactopete]

Here some pics of 1g awd rear sway bar. It's from a 90 gsx.

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Thank you - is that the ST AWD one? The arms seem to curve in the opposite direction vs the FWD version so maybe a no go….

Unsure of the brand but it was silver/ dark grey before my crayons got to them. They sway be goes under the 3” exhaust unlike the oem that went over the door exhaust

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Thank you.. that’s VERY different from the FWD version.

 

[DSMPT]

Thank you - is that the ST AWD one? The arms seem to curve in the opposite direction vs the FWD version so maybe a no go….

No it's not the ST one. It's a stock 1g awd rear sway bar that is taken from a 90 gsx.

 

[pagosa dsm]

I would go to the junk yard and see what might fit. I would look at Chevy pickup front bars. they come in 7/8 15/16 1" 1 1/8 and 1 14. the guy that races the yellow car years ago had a 1 1/4 rear bar