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Bilstein are a favorite here on this board. You should get a shock that matches the spring. Assuming you have stock springs (torsion bars) I would think anything firmer than HD would be a mismatch. Bilstein can inform you on this. I'm by no means an expert.

Replacing bushings is great but it's a slippery slope. The control arm bushings are easiest. Go either with stock rubber or elephant racing poly/bronze.
The bushings that usually need the most attention however are the radius arm bushings and they are not an easy job. You can't remove the radius arm with the TB attached and there in lies the biggest obstacle. They get stuck together and are really tough to get seperated. All I can say is if your replacing fender flares is that then would be the time to replace those bushings because then you could remove them as one piece.

If you decide to try and tackle the radius arm bushings then Neatrix or Elephant Racing is the way to go. For me, I would use nothing less than Elephant because the extra money is worth every penny. It's equivalent to the foundation of your house. Not a place you want to economize in my opinion.
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