DIY Front Alignment Troubles

Yeah, you've got 'm backwards. The way you have the bushings in now, the ball joint will be pushed to the front of the the car. You want the ball joint pushed to the rear for maximum caster.

72blunblu's diagram is a bit misleading, since your bushings don't appear to have arrows on them, but read the text under the picture. Or better yet, grab a pizza box; draw yourself a line near one edge, this line is your control arm bolts. Set your control arm on the box with the bushing holes centered on your line and plot where your ball joint is. Then imagine the bushings centered, plot your balljoint position again, and then imagine the bushings opposite of your current installation, plot again.

My explanation isn't great (no coffee yet) but my point is a full-size picture might help you understand what is happening, and what you are trying to make happen.