First, stop crying about the ball joints being riveted on. MANY cars have this. My buddy's 78 Mustang has this, as do many non-Ford vehicles. You can actually drill the rivet heads off and replace the ball joint without removing the arm (the new joint will bolt to the arm).

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95 Contour SE ATX V6
"Cracked" Secondaries
DMD Installed
SVT Brakes