Ive ordered a new driver side lower control arm for my 1996 Chevy blazer my problem is the sway bar wont line up and everyone says its the right part can anyone help me please

 

Sometimes the sway bar can pull its self away from whatever you are working on. sometimes you need a jack,and a crowbar. They never bolt up perfectly you have to bend/flex them and get a bolt in before it lines up.

working on sway bars suck.

 

loosen the center brackets then remove the bolts from the side that already on connect your new side the reconnect the original side this will help u determine part is correct and you will need that crow bar to line up the final side

 

No, you should NOT need a crowbar if both lower ball joints are equally lifted. A jack at the ball joint should be enough for you to pull the link into place. Otherwise you have a spring/tbar problem, or a torqued sway bar.

I hate to be the know it all but I notice a lot of you guys continually miss the point of what a sway bar does.

A sway bar is to prevent tilt on cornering, not distribute weight. Secondarily, it distributes force when one wheel is raised or dropped, like a bump or pothole, helping out the shocks.

First adjust the ride height, i.e; the torsion bars so the front corners are at the same level. With one side of sway bar disconnected. That's important.

THEN, before hooking up the sway link, measure the height of each end of the sway bar off the ground. That will tell you if it's bent or torqued. If it is you should replace it or adjust the length of one sway link so that the sway bar is not helping to lift either side.

Have to note that the frame could be twisted or bent, this would definitely affect the above but does not negate the fact that the sway should not have to be forced into place for the best results.