few Q's setting up D44 knuckle/crossover steering

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hey, soon i gotta tackle this explorer in my driveway with the blazer axles underneath it, and i got the crossover flatop knuckle from sky manufacturing

so i gotta put on the new steering arms on both knuckles, one of the questions is installing the studs on the knuckles, since its new GM studs, do i just tighten them in with nothing else other than hand strength, do i put a low level loctite on them (ie blue, heat release loctite), or would i use teflon tape(i would not think but just asking), on the new nuts on the thread, anyone know the torquing specs to what tightness, and to i tighten them all the way before i finish the steering connections(ie drop link, or do i tighten them up further(past just snug) right before i take it for a test drive

is there anyway to pre tension the balljoints so that all i have to do is tighten down the main nuts that hold on the knuckle on, because to ease up and quicken install, im putting new balljoints into the flatop knuckle, instead of trying to reuse the old balljoints(and yes they will be reaplace as a new pair)

and any tricks to removing the old driver sides nuts and cone washers without resorting to a BFH (ie maybe a propane torch to heat up?)

thanks