JQuery :: Star Rating: Set Value And Disable Based On Ajax Return Value?

I'm implementing theStar Ratingplugin. Star rating is called like this:

$(function(){
$('.stars').rating({
callback: function(value, link){
$.ajax({

[Code]....

After a star is clicked the form is submitted and processed. "rate.php" returns an integer from 1 to 5 with the new average rating. So far so good, but I'd like to update the Star radios with the new value and disable them after the form has been processed.

It seemed easy enough:

$('.stars').rating('select', data);
$('.stars').rating('disable');