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Swapping springs out is not hard. Maybe time consuming.
I would look at moving the collar down then jacking up on the bumper to separate the leaves. Use a 4.5" grinder with a cutoff wheel and shorten the one leaf. Solution might be overkill. Of course this is advice given without actually being there. It might be fine as is.
Edit; the collar probably won't slid down, I recall it being riveted in place. In that case open it up so the leaves can separate. In the pic it looks like this has been done before which is a clue to the springs being replaced. Also the thickness is different than the main leaf.
I would look at moving the collar down then jacking up on the bumper to separate the leaves. Use a 4.5" grinder with a cutoff wheel and shorten the one leaf. Solution might be overkill. Of course this is advice given without actually being there. It might be fine as is.
Edit; the collar probably won't slid down, I recall it being riveted in place. In that case open it up so the leaves can separate. In the pic it looks like this has been done before which is a clue to the springs being replaced. Also the thickness is different than the main leaf.