Brainfart rebuilding front suspension!

A little background, I've been doing this 30 some years, I have done many front end rebuilds. So, with that said, here's the brainfart...Complete rebuild on my Duster, to include new torsion bars from PST. I forgot to put the strut rods on the LCA's and have to take the LCA's back out to do so. I have been working on trucks for the last few rebuilds and completely forgot (beer and excitement may have played a roll)! The problem is the new torsion bars will not come out. I have worked hours on this. I have completely ruined my remove tool, which my dad made years ago and worked really well. I have tried everything short of unbolting the k-member and trying to take it out as a unit. I'm afraid the next step after that will be the fire wrench. Any suggestions?

Have you disconnected the shocks so you can lower the control arms all the way down? I've also had to remove the control arm bumper and once had to separate the lower ball joint to get the control arm low enough.