[midnight911]

i did this few weeks ago. i was surprised how much adjusting room you have on the spring plate height adjuster. try loosening those two bolts and see how much you can increase the height with the adjuster. I think you could increase by an inch or even more...

if you have one side of the torsion bar out, then you could try to push the stuck torsion bar from the other side. Or, like some suggests here, keep pouding on the torsion bar or wiggle it violently and it may come out. Or, you could try to push the torsion bar in and get it out from the other side.

your problem is far easier than the classic torsion bar stuck on the spring plate, which I experienced. I gave up and cut with a grinder and upgraded to 30mm torsion bar...an excuse totally makes sense to me but they all give me that wierd look...why!!!!!???

good luck.