OK, so I got started on the lift this evening and I have run into my first hurdle - How the heck do you get that cotter pin out of the ball joint?! This thing isn't budging. I am thinking of just cutting the darn thing off and drilling it out, but I am nervous about damaging the castle nut. Whoever put this one on looks like they took a hammer and drove the eye into the hole a little - it is below-flush to the side of the castle nut.

Also, I'm having a little trouble with one of the torsion bar bolts. With my impact wrench set as high as it will go (500 ft-lbs) this thing won't move. I sprayed it down with liquid wrench again and decided to try again in the morning. I'm getting nervous, though because the bolt is starting to round over some.

I hate these little problems that you run into on projects like this! Any suggestions?