Got the end links shortened just under 1", tails are level. Upon closer inspection, the LCA tabs elevation the same as LCA pivot point so adjusting ride height will do nothing to improve the head on out of plumb issue with the end links. Stupid to go with this? Seems the end links would end up bending. From earlier discussion I was prepared to see the QA-1 sway bar mounts within 1/2" of plumb however it appears to be closer to 1". See the out of plumb pic. Advice is always nice!
Bend the end links? Uh, NO, that's not going to happen.
I also don't see how that's 1" out of plumb. There's an angle for sure, but that's not uncommon even with factory sway bars. The end links are not all perfectly vertical. That's why those end link bushings are so thick.
You have to consider how the sway bar and end links are functioning. When the suspension on one side moves, the end link pushes down or pulls up on the sway bar, twisting it. Just like a torsion bar, that twisting has a lb/in resistance it responds with. But you're not talking about thousands of pounds of resistance. A few hundred maybe. Not anywhere near what it would take to bend the end link, you're off by an order of magnitude there. Not even anywhere near what it would take to bend the tab. Look at the factory sway bar tabs, they're not even half as thick as what's on the QA1 LCA's.
I think you're getting far too concerned about a small amount of angle. Not all end links are even straight. Heck there are plenty of modern end links that have jointed ends. Like this-
That one's for 2009-2019 Ford F-150's all the way up to F-550's.
And before you say that's a Ford thing...
This one is for Dodge Rams from 2003-2013, 1500's up to 3500's.
And those are just two examples, there are plenty more. End links do not have to be just a straight bolt, and they do not have to be perfectly vertical. I wouldn't worry one second about running those end links as is. If you go back to the picture of my car with the QA1 LCA's you'll see my end links are not perfectly vertical either. They've been on my car that way since August of 2017, and have probably done over 15k miles since then. No issues, sway bar works fine, nothing is bent.