Did your car ever want back to it normal high

 

When you tighten the suspension bits, the suspension has to be loaded. When you tighten the suspension, the bushings get locked in place. If the suspension is not fully loaded when you do this they will get locked in place in the fully un-sprung position. This will cause the car to sit higher and it will wear out the bushing in a short period of time.

Also, the top hat that goes over the spring, there should be a triangle on it. This triangle is suppose to be orientated in the proper direction. I do not know it off the top of my head but maybe someone can post the service manual for this step.