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But the distance between the rear crossmember retainer clip & the bottom of the socket in the LCA is greater that the length of the torsion bar....

The torsion bar socket is captured by the control arm... But it still moves... The hex of the torsion bar is greased at both ends & while it would seem that it would lock in the socket that doesn't hold true in the real world...

And yet it does... At different times I saw the inboard end of the LCA's move as much as 3/4".... No it can't go anywhere, no the outboard end doesn't move nearly as much as the inboard end but it does move.... I've never seen any movement with OE bushings unless the bushings are toast... But...

Have you ever tried to hold a lever close to one end and apply considerable force to the short length extending past your hand? The other end of the lever needs to be supported or it will move in reaction to the force applied.... Yes the bushing do in fact bear a part in controlling the for &...

That has to be an optical illusion, it looks like the strut rod is hitting the hose but there's about 3" of separation normally...

Just trying to help... I need to get all this useless info outta my head & into someones elses while I still remember it... LOL

Not quite correct.... T/A & AAR plus some 71's came with a steering box with T/A cast in the side, that is how you identify the "Fast Ratio" steering box.... Accept the ratio is exactly the same, the fast ratio was created with the steering arms... But the box has different internal stops to...