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As the others said: Ball joints, sway bar bushings (don't forget the ones inboard) and control arm bushings. If there's no play in the tie rod ends, I'd tend to leave them alone.
The sway bar end link bushings are held in by the lower ball joint bolts, so it's easiest to do them together. It's also easiest to do them with the car supported on jackstands, and spacers installed under the upper control arms (between the CA & body). DON'T try this with one side lifted, and the other side drooping, in any case, as that twists the sway-bar, and you'll have fun putting it back.
As for the lower control arm bushings, it's often easiest to pull the whole lower arm. You'll likely have to persuade the bushing to come off the shaft on the lower control arm with heat, so best to do that away from the car. Once they're off the shafts, replacement is easy. There is supposed to be a little "preload" on those bushings. Think of it as trying to push the arm up through the body, where it can't go.
Uppers, you will do with the car's weight resting ON THE WHEELS. This keeps everything in it's proper place... You can easily loosen the right side bushing blocks, remove the block (remember where all the shims go!), replace the bush, and re-install. The left ones are usually done when the motor is out...
After that, the only bushings left are at the bottom of the front springs. Don't even attempt those without the proper spring compressor!
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