Front end bushings and ball joint advice...???

I am about to do the front end bushings and ball joints on my 60 chevy bel air, never have done one before, I suppose its not too difficult.

Any pointers or basics I should know? I understand I have to grind the rivets off my ball joints to remove them. Do I need to get a spring compressor too? I heard I could do it without one by using a second jack under the control arm...true?

Anyone know of web link to some basic instructions for this task?

thx guys