When unbolting from the ball joint....is there anything else I need to do to get it to separate from the ball joint. I got the nut off but it will not come off. I was able to get the bolt from the subframe to come off as well.

Use a pitman arm puller to pop the arm loose from the ball joint.
OR
Use a mini sledge hammer and a floor jack...Jack the suspension up a little, bang around the area of the arm where the ball joint goes in, should loosen up after a few taps.

A large pitman or a 2/3 jaw arm puller should work in most cases though.

getting the OEM bushings out is a bit of a pain if you dont have the proper tools. (press with the proper size cup and such.)
what i did was first remove the control arm. then i popped open the bushing to let the oil out. after which i used a hammer and a large socket and pushed out the rubber bushing. what i was left with was the control arm and the metal ring / housing from the OEM bushing. using a reciprocating saw i cut the metal housing on one side almost entirely through it, making sure not to cause any harm to the control arm. (the saw blade through the hole of the control arm cutting it length wise - not making canned cranberry slices) with the housing cut i squeezed it in a vise enough to get a punch down the size where i cut with the saw. i then tapped the punch in slowly causing where i cut to fold in. doing that and using my persuader (hammer) a bit, i got them out. :thumbup: not the slickest, but i was stuck between a rock and a hard spot cause i did the work last night and the bushing tools i borrowed from a friend were not the right size. (i knew they were going to be:dunno:)

i highly recommend bringing them somewhere to get pressed out / in. that's what i did when i put them in a couple weeks ago.

i put the powerflex ones in with ease. threaded rod through the middle, big cup on one side and another flipped around with the flat part on the side where i was pushing the busing in from. nuts on both ends, some copper grease schlopped on there and a few turns of the nuts and they popped right in. very easy. i was very please with the powerflex. after driving with them i am also very pleased. i highly recommend to go with the powerflex bushings. i ripped out my 2 week old OEM ones and threw them right in the trash where they belong. good riddance. (those bushings are over engineered pieces of...:wow:)

Is the ride quality with the powerflex bushings stiffer than the stock bushings?

first let me say that based on their design i would say that they will last longer. as far as a stiffer ride i would also say yes. the oem were fine and i would have left them in if the drivers side hadn't moved around. my original reason for going with the OEM ones was that i could get them in a timely fashion.http://www.Xoutpost.com/members/tony...shing-slip.jpg:yikes:

it wasn't touching at this point but still did not look healthy and i'm sure it would have failed or been rubbing the first time, or shortly after i did some aggressive driving or came across a bad patch of road. i've very happy to have gotten ride of them. so far the powerflex are holding in place. i'll report again on them in a week or so.