The above links are a hint that going cheap is going to cost
a person in other ways. Weekend warrior indeed. Operating
the coil compressor several times wiped my arms out.

I cut holes in the coil/damper assembly "bases." This is the
cap-like part that is made of metal, with two bolts coming
out of it, supported by the car frame. There was no need to
cut holes in the mounting rubbers that fit into these. The
"$7 special" coil compressor then worked much better, with
the claws fitting into the holes. The tool spanned about
seven coils, which also eased operation.

I didn't get either of the two shock absorber assemblies all
lined up right the first time I put each in, so I had to
recompress, partly disassemble, etc. each. Must be a trick
for lining things up correctly.

I switched the coils from dr. side to pass side. Now the
driver's side is only 1/4-inch lower (vs. 3/4-inch before)
than the passenger's side. (I checked before and after a
long test drive.) Eric, like you suggested before, that
sounds like a bad bushing.

The ride seemed better. Going over bumps was less of a blow,
it seemed. (But it could just be the placebo effect.)

I am going to replace the stabilizer bolts and bushings, per
my note earlier that one set was badly corroded. The old
coils' rubber covers were pretty beat up in places, and I'm
not sure how strong the underlying coils are. (Never mind
the extra wear and tear on the rubber covers from my efforts
with the compressor!) Most likely I will buy and install new
springs, as Jim suggested, for $50 each from Majestic. I
can't find them new anywhere in town, and the salvage yard
doesn't have the greatest deal for used ones. I think it's
quite possible my old springs are at the end of their life
and I will have a better ride with new ones. Then possibly
onto a ball joint separator per Tegger's web site. Then
maybe a shop press as noted before to replace the bushings.

If the labor today weren't so exhausting, I would have tried
to document more and put it up on the web site. Next time
will be a lot easier.

As always, Eric, I appreciate your sharing your experience.