Suspension rebuild and disc brake swap...by a noob for noobs

While swapping in disc brakes, it made sense to replace all my 40+ year old front suspension bushings at the same time. This added a lot of work to the project but it was definitely easier to to both jobs at once than separately. For suspension parts, I considered ordering ESPO's kit, but the Moog parts are reasonably cheap and I wanted their offset upper control arm bushings. I got everything from RockAuto:

• outer and inner tie rod ends
• lower control arm bushings (2)
• offset upper control arm bushings (2 sets)
• strut rod bushings (1 set for both sides)
• rebound bumpers (2)

I didn't replace my lower control arm bumpers because they were good enough to reuse. I considered replacing the steering arms along with the tie rod ends, but decided to save the steering for later.

I learned one lesson the hard way: always check your RockAuto parts as soon as you get them. One of the bushings in the strut rod set was the wrong piece. Moog would have replaced it, but I couldn't return it because it was more than 30 days after purchase. I had to order a whole new set.

Finally, I should mention perhaps the most important part of all: the factory service manual. I referred to it extensively before and during the project.