Torsion Bar Problem!?

Well I got the front suspension all set up and then it came to the torsion bars!

I put the torsion bars in through the crossmember, then put on the dust boots (boiling in water is the trick), then I made sure to remove the bump stops and loosen the LCA nut, on the drivers side the bar went into the LCA socket abour 100% the only problem though, even after I tightened the control arm nut was that there seemed to be about 1/2" gap from the pivot shaft to the Kmember being flush against each other, therefore preventing the torsion bar from getting pushed in enough to allow me to put the clip in.

The passenger side has the same issue with the LCA pivot shaft, but on this side It doesnt let me put the torsion bar in the LCA socket more than about 50%.

Im not gonna lie, I did think about holding a piece of 2x4 up to the back of the torsion bar and hitting it with a hammer to try and get it in 100% both the bar and control arm. Something told me not to do it, so I took pictures so you guys can let me know how to fix this!

The car is a 68 Dodge Dart, with front end out of a donor 73 plymouth duster.