Hey guys 46 sway bar need some advice!

[paintman]

First off Thanx to all you guys who reply! So over the last couple of months I have installed a Scott's IFS in my 46. After the recommendation of Justin I also ordered a sway bar. Well the first sway bar I got was way to long, so I had Justin ship me another one. Supposedly this is the right bar for my truck but it still looks way to long. I was under the impression that the bar should be mounted in the channel under the radiator cross member. If you look at the pics thats where I have it temporarily clamped.
This also poses a second problem. As it currently sits the end of the bar and the bung are on the A-arm are in parallel. To hook the two up I have a heim joint that is nearly 3 1/2" long. Once the heim is installed it will push my sway bar up at nearly a 45% angle.

I guess my questions are...
1. Is this where the sway bar belongs or should I move it forward to make up for the length, or just cut the ends, re-thread it, and use it in this position. If I do move the bar forward I will have to cut the *#$@ out of the cross member.

2. Will the sway bar even do it function with it pointed up at such a steep angle?
Here's some pics