PST Sway bar install

Seems like the position of the tab on the control arm could change the performance characteristics of the bar dramatically. The farther in (towards the center of the car) the bar is the less leverage it would have.
A 1 inch bar mounted half way in on the arm would perform a lot differently than a 1 inch bar mounted near the outside end. Am I thinking about this correctly?
The early bar was long, all the way around the K member. Long end link kits too. There had to be some response lost in all that. There is a lot more travel out at the end of lower arm also. Many factors to consider.