Removing Front Spring Isolator Without Breaking Ball Joint

that should work, if that dosent allow you enough space to get it out then you could unbolt the top strut bolt, and undo the swaybar endlink and the a-arm should lower down enough then

I also vote to unbolt the strut and endlink for the swaybar... may even get away with just the strut.

Assuming you have aftermarket springs. Stock springs are too long to put back in without a compressor, or at least that is what I remember having heard.

Agreed. The end link (in OEM fashion anyhow) is a pedestal mount - one nut (15mm IIRC) and it comes off. That and the two lower strut bolts and the LCA pivots down far enough for a Prokit spring to come out (my frame of reference). I seem to recall a severe drop on your car Dave, so that should work.

If that will not work: Unbolt the end link. Then put a nice big floor jack with a large saddle pad under the inside of the LCA. Remove the two pivot bolts and slowly and carefully lower the jack down. With this method, you can remove a spring for an F250 (that's installed in a Mustang) - it gives you TONS of room because the strut and BJ are the pivots.

Good luck Dave.