front sway bar for early a-body

I bought the Hotchis bar kit for my '71 Dart. Same P/N (22385F) that you referenced. I'm not happy. I located my tabs on the LCAs the only place they could be and they are 36.5" apart (hole CL to hole CL). Well, the Hotchkis bar is 38.5" wide, so the links are splayed way out and the bushings are so deformed that they got destroyed on the first 5 minute shakedown run with the brackets held in place with vise-grips. They swear that the dimensions of their bar is correct, but I don't see how that could be. Haven't installed mine yet, haven't done the welding, and if I find another bar that is 36.5", I'm switching.