When you loosened/re-tightened the control arm nuts -- was the suspension at ride height or was the car jacked up? Those stock bushings are designed to twist with the movement of the suspension --- and so should only be torqued to spec with the car sitting at ride height. If you loosen/tighten them with the suspension at full droop (as when working on the strut replacement) you will put them in a heckuva bind. I think watching as someone turns the wheel is a reasonable idea.
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82 242-6.2L; '17 Mazda3; '16 Crosstrek
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