i had a similar problem with my 64. I was using stock parts but I was assembling the ball joints on an empty frame. I took a piece of threaded rod and one piece of a coil spring compressor and a block of wood. I put the coil spring "claw" on the lowest coil I could ran the rod up through the upper shock hole, put some rags down on my new paint, drilled a 1/2 inch hole in the wood block, stacked 2 1/2 fender washers with some moly lube between them, and tightened the nut with an air gun. BAM! Installed ball joint nuts and released the spring. I also rachet strapped the spring to the lower control arm just in case.
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