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On a separate but related note: I recall several years ago that there were replacement radius balls available, I think that there were tabs to weld onto the wishbone. Don't see them out there any more. Am I imaging things?
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Out there. Berts has the ball with the "tabs" (apparently designed to "straddle" the later T-shaped radius rod center.)
I have seen "weld on" balls similar to the drag-link balls.
I have seen "rings" that you turn down the ball stud and then weld on the ring.
I have seen the entire center portion of the wishbone available for those trying to "revert" a split wishbone.
I have seen those who weld "build up" the existing ball and grinding using a gauge made of a piece of aluminum flashing.
And they still sell the piece of metal "dished" to build up the ball cap.
I'm not sure the "spring" you're finding on disassembly is an item of concern. One side of the wishbone might have gotten "clobbered" from something on the road. And the actual alignment is taken from the axle beam itself. Cue in my pix of the Model T front axle "alignment test."
Joe K