I had the same EXACT! problem when I got my first Helix bar/, it was bent . The pictures you took looked identical to what mine looked like. Exchanged it for a straighter bar and everything seems to be ok. However I am waiting on a replacement Cusco bar because the place I got it from wanted to make all well. Hmmm come to think of it I have been waiting for awhile.

 

Preston,

My swaybar does not look like the one you have pictured. Look at the driver side for example. The one you have in the picture has a curve in the bar before the connection to the endlink, while on mine the bar goes completely straight. Also look where my bar sits on the mount compared to the one you guys have pictured.

I'm gonna swing my tomorrow hopefully to show you guys what I mean. I think my bar may actually be defective or bent incorrectly. There is no possible way that my bar would be able to fit with the stock endlinks (as it should), and barely fits with the helix pillowball endlinks.

Oleg

 

You might have to reinstall them. I used a separate jack to jack up the rear axle to a height that allows the sway bar and endlink to line up. Tighten the bolts while they are lined up, than lower the axle...it should be fine after that. You might want to loosen your sway bar as well to ensure the best possible fit of the endlinks before you tighten everything down.

 

It helps to have the car hang over a driveway or sidewalk. That way everything is evenly compressed when you install it... no jacks.

jason

 

so your saying to leave the car on just the driveway, dont jack it up?

where both tires are touching the ground?

 

Leave the suspension loaded to install.

And it looks to me like you put in in the wrong way around. That big arc on the passenger side is to go over the exhaust.

If not, looks bent.

good luck

 

Ditto, looks like it needs to be turned around