Juanbenae, I see your point and agree. 5 lb of stiction is nothing in the grand scheme. When I take this car off the stands and put its weight on its wheels, the deflections of the chassis and A arms reacting the torsion bar loads are going to cause more/less forces on the bushings. 5 lbs is negligible.
I don't think I need the ER low friction mounts which allow some degree of adjustability. My mounts where in perfect condition and it seems the installation is not bad at all on my car. Maybe I got lucky. Now I feel like I just saved $200 that I can put towards quickchange spring plates in the rear
Thanks all.
Pete