Nice write up Dan. I finished my front end yesterday but I'm fortunate enough to have a press which makes it a lot easier. Now to check camber and caster and hopefully I'll be within specs

SE Wis

Great info - once again.  I too am in the process of rebuilding the front end on my '55 Glasstop.  I will now wait to torque everything until the car is on the ground and full weight.  How much should I torque the a-arms to?  I found one video for a C-10 and they were using 160ft/lbs.  Otherwise, I haven't found the specs.  Thanks
Mike

The 55 Ford manual says 55-75 for the lower/60-75 for the upper.

Never mind - I had a brain cramp.  Found the entire torque spec table in my shop manual.  Sorry
M

I also owned a gas station in the late 1960's.  I used to buy a product called "rubber lube" in gallon containers and put it in a reusable metal spray apparatus that I then pressurized with compressed air.  I used to spray all the rubber bushings with the stuff (not as carful to wipe off the excess as Dry Lake Racer).  It was a relatively common practice back in the day.  It used to be relatively inexpensive, but I see the products sold for this purpose now are a little pricey.  

I worked the lube rack at Sears in the 60’s. We had a spray in a pump bottle of “rubber” lube. It would silence squeaking bushings for a while and worked best in dry weather. I searched for a product to replace it over the years and found Ru-Glyde 2 years ago. It’s a product that was for mounting tires and work pretty well. I spray the bushings with every lubrication on the zerk fittings. The more often I use it the quieter the front end has gotten. I watch where in spray it and wipe off the excess.