Z-Bar and Clutch Rod Linkage won't line up. Help!?!?!

If you look on the fork w/o the elongated hole - there is a small crease or cutout where the spring goes. So the question is - why did Mopar make two different forks?

It was likely from the spring coming off or maybe stretching over time and then coming off. The only thing you can tell for sure about Ma Mopar is that you never know what to expect.