Lower A arm to Spindle Bottomed out?

I just replaced the lower A arms on my mav, and when I looked at the torque specs for the ball joint to spindle it says 60 ft lbs min. When I do that the castle nut is far below the cotter pin hole? Doesn't make sense. In my original A arms, they had a "steel" sleeve or ledge inside the rubber that wouldn't let the spindle completely crush the rubber boot. What am I doing wrong?

 

You can put a hardened washer under the castle nut. It sounds like the taper on the ball joint is too small I know they make a sleeve to go over it

 

Could my spindle be worn that much? The place on ebay guaranteed high quality parts no foreign off shore. Maybe I got had.

 

Doubtful that spindle is worn, lots of differences in years of parts. Nothing is guaranteed in the automotive world. Do you have a link to the part you bought

 

sounds like wrong part...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Maveri...ash=item4d382f802e:g:lWsAAOSwQPlV9z1V&vxp=mtr

 

I would just put the hardened washer under the castle nut, the threads on the ball joint are probably just too long, I would blame it on a manufacturing error

 

Okay torqued down everything to spec now my new front end is locked solid. Won't move. What did I do wrong? New LCA rebuild UCA new sway bar bushings new strut rod bushings. Absolutely no give or movement. I can jack the entire car from the lower A arm with no movement to suspension. ?????

 

Upper control arm bushing is too tight would be my guess. Are those stock springs ?

 

I torqued UCA bushings to 35 ft lbs. Yes Stock Springs just sand blasted them and put a new coat of paint on.

 

Everything moved prior to putting coil springs back in.

 

Perches are inboard for end of coil spring. I was told that was correct?

 

If I remember correctly you have to tighten the bushings with the car on the ground, loosen them up and set it down

 

That sounds right. I plan to loosen the LCA eccentric. As well as the UCA outer bushings. My question is how do I torque the UCA bushings after I set it down and retighten them? Do thwy make a torque wrench instead of a ratchet?

 

I don't see how it is possible to torque UCA bushing nuts, once in the towers. I think you have to torque B4 or tighten then in the towers best you can. If anyone has a way to do it otherwise, I wud like to know about it.