Front control arm bushing installation Options

[Cvrguy]

Now that I've acquired all the necessary components, refinished the various pieces and viewed several YT videos, I'm ready to install the new bushings and put everything back together. A couple of questions remain however...

1. How did the factory index the bushing carriers originally? My measurements prior to removing the old bushings are a little imprecise as the old bushings (I'm thinking originals!) weren't particularly tight. The foam seal at the rear bushing had dissolved into dust!

2. When I install the new bushings (with plenty of soap), what kind of working time do I have to reorient them afterwards?

3. Is it easier to install the new ball-joint to the a-arm first or the bottom of the shock strut?

[rgalla9146]

With the arms flat on a surface rotate the front and rear mounts to their orientaton
when attached to the chassis. They'll adjust as you tighten them to position.
Have the torsion bars in the arms as you lift them into the chassis. Be sure the bars slide freely into and out of the splines.
They can be rotated in place but are difficult to remove / install when arms ar fully installed.
Install the ball joint to the arm before installing arm to chassis.
Mind the tab that orients the balljoint to control arm.

[Literati914]

When I did the ones on my last project, I followed the @IanKarr video.. in it he mentioned angles in degrees IIRC something like 21* .. I can not remember atm though, it's been a while. I do remember that job sucked more than I thought it should.