torsion bar re install, too high too low

Is the engine in the car?

The proper way to index them is to install the bars with the lca's pointed as far down as they will go. If you install them with the lca's near ride height, then you'll have to run the adjusters all the way in to get it up to stock ride height (unless you have larger diameter torsion bars).

What are the adjusters set at? They should be slack for installing the UCA, so you should be able to just lift the LCA up.