Upper BJ tightness ('moog)

Any new ball joint will be loose. Lemmie splain why. When the control arms were factory new, they had no threads. The original ball joints are self threading and cut their own threads, just like aftermarket replacements. So, they will never be as tight as the originals. I would tighten them as tight as I was comfortable with and then buzz 4 spot welds in a cross pattern and call it done.

While I mostly disagree with this reply! It certainly helps to spot weld in 1 place!

I was able to achieve very good torque on used arms sourced here on this site.

My originals had been tacked in one spot! and the force required to remove them was ludicrous! Only then did I notice the tack weld!