The car still has the stock coil springs, original control arms, and spindles; ball joints and tie rods were replaced last winter. All looks fine except for the left spring, which is properly located at the bottom but not at the top. Looking at it from front or back, the spring shows more compression inboard, the shock is dangerously close to the rear inner coil wall, and the front outer wall rubs the long part of the control arm pocket. The other spring is correctly in its upper pocket and lower groove.
There is plenty of surface rust/scale, but no structural rust issues on upper or lower control arms.
The antisway bar ends are near parallel, and once the front is level they should be parallel to the ground. The shorter end links compensate for the very thick flat forged end, as compared to the original bar's eyelets.
I tried lifting the car's weight off the suspension to partially decompress the spring, but it still would not budge. For lack of the correct tool for the job and limited time to do it, I will drive to the suspension shop in the morning and see if they can fit my car into their schedule.
Thanks for all the help!
Vikki 1969 Goldenrod Yellow / black 400 convertible numbers matching