i did the above procedure, using moog parts, and the instructions said to torque to 125 ft/lbs. it also said to discard the control arm if it would not hold to 125. well, i got to 120 fine, and when i tried that last push, it spun. i was in a hurry to take a road trip (already made reservations), so i made an emergency purchase, which was successful, except for all the money i wasted on new bushings and ball joints.

if this happens to you, here is a little trick you case use to make your control arm useable. put a coil of bare copper wire where the threads are. it doesn't have to be very heavy wire. when you thread the ball joint into the stripped threads, it will hold. this would have saved me hundreds of dollars. live and learn.