'01 330XI Suspension rebuild - now sitting too high

[Das86TurboII]

I’m embarrassed to even ask this cuz I’ve probably overlooked something obvious. And I’m not a novice at this stuff. But, here it goes. On my 2001 330XI I’ve rebuilt the front and rear suspension, new HD Bilsteins shocks and struts, A-arms, swaybar links, ball joints/bushings (only the outers), FCABs, and RCABs. Stock springs remain. Post rebuild, the car is sitting ~1.5” high (front and rear). I tried removing the shocks thinking they were binding but there was no difference. Checked to see if the RCABs were binding, but they’re good too. The other suspension parts also seem fine. Springs are sitting on their perches properly too. Suspensions parts are mostly Lemforder and a few Meyle. No Chinese POS. I’ve done a rough alignment too. Has anyone experienced a similar outcome after doing a rebuild? Any ideas? The fact the car is high front and rear might be a clue as to the root cause. I've run out of ideas short of starting from square one.

[Manolito]

If you have the original springs and they are seated, then it has to be bushings that were assembled with the car raised and won't let it settle. None of the bushings on an e46 are glued to the suspension arm are they? If so, then it should settle after a few miles.