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Dave, You might be surprised at how tight they really are, I have used several different vendors a arms with the Volare joint, I didn't think I would ever get them out until I talked with Lakeshore about tightening the thing in a vice, even then I thought I would have bent the actual arms it took so much torque, like a 4' cheater bar, and the arms like I mentioned where from two different vendors! I was also surprised as how little thread depth there where on the actual joints themselves, it appears to be normal. I read on another site that some press the screw in joint into the arm, I don't believe that but did while trying to take them apart. When you get'em back its a great time to powder coat'em before the joint goes in. Best of luck and let us know how it goes.
Also on a Mustang II suspension (or clone) the upper a arm is not parrellel with the lower, the lower should be level but the top will be at a angle, its normal. Since Wildrod went out before getting my suspension bought from them I had to have arms made & I researched it greatly (luckily my buddy had one that we had copied), I am not 100 percent sure Oze used the same geometry as Wildrod but would assumed they did, its a modified mustang II, just with coilovers and rod ends on the upper arms (no slots thankfully) I am not sure if the Heidts Superide 2 is of modified Mustang geometery, but I know the Superide is not.
Matt