It finally stopped raining here so I was able to get the car rolled out of the garage to take some pics for the insurance application. After I got it back in, I noticed the front edge of the left front tire was very close to the edge of the wheel opening. I turned the tire to the right and saw it actually rubbed and then saw a little of the paint was gone from the very inside lip of the wheel opening edge.
The right front tire looks fine with at least 1/2" gap between the front edge of the tire and the wheel opening. I then measured the height of the center of the wheel opening (right over the center of the wheel) and saw that it was 27 1/2" on the right side and 26 7/8" on the left side so I guess that explains the gap differences. I then measured the distance from the bottom of the chassis to the floor and it was just about 4 1/2" on each side.
I jacked up the right side of the car and removed the wheel so I could get access to the shock to make some adjustments. I turned the ring so that it would tighten against the spring to push the spindle downwards and increase the gap between the tire and body. I measured the distance from the ring to the top of the threaded sleeve before I started which was 2.5" so I figured I needed to adjust the spring at least 1/4" to get 1/2" height adjustment. The problem is that when I turn the ring, the spring and sleeve turn with it and nothing gets adjusted. The ring is tight against the spring and there really nothing to keep everything from turning.
Do I have to put a spring compressor on the coil to create a gap between the spring and the ring so I can turn the ring?
I'm using the SN-95 spindles if that has any bearing although if that was the issue, I would expect both sides to be off. Definitely the left side of the car is lower than the right.
As always, thanks for your help.
Ron