Hi vikki,
that is weird. On my bird, I had a hell of a time getting the left front factory spring back in after my front end rebuild. Getting the spring in the top cup was almost imposable. I'll tell ya more details about that chore tomorrow.
Got springs? :-}) I'll bring up the springs I took out after putting Hotchkis in my '69. I also have some spring compressors and a large hammer. LOL So for now