I ran into this problem as well. I asked someone at IPD about it -- he was unaware of this issue, but did say that the blue poly bushings are designed for the IPD swaybar kit, so he wasn't surprised that it didn't fit on the stock setup.

I was worried about cutting down the spacer tube, so I ended up ordering a longer bolt from IPD (can't remember the length now, but I could measure if you need it -- it's the one from the aftermarket kit), which worked, although the nuts still needed a little persuading to get them on.

FYI, while I was waiting for the longer bolts to ship, I was able to convince the nuts onto the stock bolts/tubes by putting an extension socket on the end of the swaybar bolt, setting a floor jack under that, and then compressing the whole thing together using the floor jack. Needless to say, this was probably pretty stupid and unadvisable (the socket could have popped out and taken my eye out while I was threading the nut on). I was also uncomfortable with the amount of pre-load this put on the assembly, and it looked as if the bushings got unevenly compressed. But, it did work in a pinch.
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