i think it's been touched on, but a bent LCA pin could throw the whole thing off as well. the same with worn components: sloppy LCA bush, wore *** strut rod bushings could pull the whole thing one way or the other.
I can take photos of whatever you want but there's not much to see since it's all bolted together.
This evening, I removed the knuckle from the LCA so it's completely off the car. My thinking was the less weight on the LCA, the less it's being pulled out of position. I backed the LCA pivot bolt way off, and I was able to get the bar all the way in the front socket but it stops short of going in the back. At that point, the pivot shaft is to the rear so there is a gap between the shoulder on the pivot and the k-frame. I thought, maybe I can try holding the bar up into the socket and tighten the LCA pivot, drawing the whole thing in, but when I did the bar wouldn't move forward and pulled back out of the front socket the same amount the LCA moved forward. I've got about 1/4" of the bar outside the rear socket, plus that 1/8" or so it takes for the clip. So close, so far.