Understatement of the year!!
 

I can't remember who posted a way to remove the trailing arm bushings with a torch, but I do remember them saying something to the effect of "Stinky and Messy". The "Stinky" I expected (burning rubber, duh), but the "Messy" part really caught me by surprise! That sticky goo was popping everywhere! I did, however, get the desired results. After a stripping, priming and painting, everything looks great. I strongly recommend doing this process in someone elses garage.
P.S.-I'm getting ready to replace the front bushings soon. Are they as much of a b*tch as the rears? In other words, should I look for another locale to pollute? Or is there an easier way?

Opps, I didn't realize that the first post posted! I had some "technical difficulties" on this end.

read back on other previous strings on this.. personally, i drilled them out.. bunch of 1/8" holes into the bushing.. makes them soft, you can then twist the bushings out very easily.. took about 15 minutes for both fronts, and no stinky mess..

My method was to slice them with a razor blade and then grab hold with some channel locks. The left over was wire brushed off with a bench grinder....

I did the same a month ago. What a mess. I torched, drilled, hammered, pressed. Finally got them out.

Installing the bushings on both ends of the a-arms was quite easy. You boil the bushigs for 5 minutes, put grease on, and it easily slips into place.

Getting the a-arms back in the cross-member was another story. I brought the a-arms to a local garage where they pressed them in the cross-member, easily in 2 minutes.

Worked for me.