Quote - thanks for your help,I managed to fix this:for some strange reason the initial state rotation was set not at zero...so I edited the cr2 

yes the figures tend to be pre-posed in order to work smoothly with Poser IK, instead of using the base figure as your skeleton donor try to find a blank or Dev foundation. the DAZ mil 4 figures have them, M4's blank is available to download on the bottom of  the M4 Morphs++ product page. the blanks are zeroed figures with no morphs or extra stuff, designed specifically for reusing the skeletons in clothing.