Crazy alignment problems
Great catch on the torsion bars! I know with stock upper arms if you remove the rubber re-bound bumper this will get you a little more "droop" when installing the bars. At stock ride height the torsion bar adjusters shouldn't be tightened all the way with stock bars. I think re-clocking the bars is a good first step. And yeah, the first time any of us do this job by ourselves we realize how much we don't know.