Yes, I did jack up the drivers side of the car.
This is 145,000 mile car with 5 owners and 2 prior accidents. Needless to say, she's lacking the service history (aside from the PTU replacement at a dealership 30k miles ago) and she's overall in need of some TLC. That being said, I did also add a small bottle of Dr. Tranny instant shudder Fixx to the transmission fluid this afternoon, and the shudder was immediately resolved.
I think I know what direction I will be needing to go now. Time to start saving for a Torque Converter.