Frustrated with inability to do body work!

I hung the passenger door Tuesday night and went out last night to align. Worked and worked chasing my *** around trying to get door and gaps nice. So here's how I attempted to do this. First hung latch for door and jamb. Then with hinges already bolted to doors hung them to body. Swung door into latch to get close. Worked loosening and moving door hinges and nothing seemed to want to move. Tighten then Loosen then tighten over and over. Then I decide to take latch off and try to align that way. I was able to get rear door skin to be all but perfect aligned to rear quarter edge. Problem is I can't get door latch to come out far enough. With latch slid all the way to the body outside skin the door must go past the rear quarter edge and is inside about 3/16". Am I Miss no something on latch adjustment? I can't post pics until tonight but the door lines up great just need to get the final latching not so far in.
Hope this makes sense!
Thanks Rod