Hopefully you are already finished with this project, but if not I have a couple of suggestions that might help. Work on a level floor not on a sloped driveway. Place your Floor Jack on the outside edge of the lower A-frame. Use a block of 2X4 between the jack cradle and A-frame. The trick is to not jack the car up any higher than necessary, keeping most of the wieght on the A-frames. There are two sizes of pickle forks, a narrow one for the tie rod ends and a wide one for ball joints. Remove the shocks first, rent or buy internal coil spring clamps, and secure them inside your springs. If you place both of them on the inside 1/3rd of the spring, that will curve the spring for later removal. With jack in place, tie rod link removed, it is now time to use the pickle fork. But first remove the cotter keys on the top and bottom ball joint, then loosten the nuts half way or so, and then gently tap the fork on the bottom joint first. Remember, "BE CAREFUL". From there remove that nut and lower the jack slowly. Keep an eye on your brake hose, using the jack to lower the A-frame should help you to not destroy the hose.
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