Originally Posted by fq06

Swaybars connect left and right arms together to reduce roll, if you release both tires they should both fall.
If you hold one tire, the other side will not fall. They will not fall independently of each other with sway bars connected... they will fall together without springs shocks or anything. They should move very freely, together.
The reason that they would not fall could be that there is binding in the inner hinge pin, outer pin or the nuts retaining the top of the shocks are too tight.
You may have tightened the nut too tight on the outer hinge pin.

Loosen up the nut on the shock, still tight and not dropping down? Loosen the nut on the outer pin through the hubs (both), still tight? Its gotta be the inner pin binding, time for new arms.
You can disconnect the swaybar to see if it is the left or right side that is binding.

Originally Posted by BlueGlowBoy

It could also be that you are using the wrong clips that hold the sway bar in position. There are 2 different clips with a total of 4 different sizes of holes that hold the sway bars. If you are using a set that is smaller than your bar, the bar will bind and the hubs/arms will not have free movement.