Another method (for 99s and up, anyway...):

The steering rack is held on by 4 easily-accessible bolts on 99-up Track/Vit/GV.  Undo those bolts,  (letting the rack hang), disconnect the anti-sway bar and remove the c-clip from the hub and you can pretty much drop the control arm down as low as you please. 

Respect the spring, though.  Respect the spring.

I unbolted/pulled out the CVs and it really helped.

how do i pull the cv shafts out?  If i take the whole hub off i don't see no circlip its a big nut and a washer i think...how do i get the cv shaft out??

We're talking about the inner ends of the cv shaft, where it goes into the front third housing. the passenger side is held into the side gears inside the diff by a round springy clip that rides in a groove on the inner end of the shaft, inside the housing. To remove this side, gently pry it out of the housing and be careful not to lose the clip as you slide the end out of the housing. To put it back, make sure the clip is in the groove and slide it back in all the way until it's seated. The driver's side is really easy, it is bolted to a flange at the diff housing, just remove the 3 bolts holding the flange to the cv and it's off. To put it back, just line it back up and put the 3 bolts back.