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Did this over the last weekend - After putting the car on jackstands, I jacked up the bottom of the control arm connecting to the wheel hub to the point where it was slightly lifted off of the jackstand so the weight of that corner was being lifted up by the jack, meaning the suspension is loaded as if the car was on the ground (if you want, put bags of sand / other weight to simulate occupant weight too).
I found it difficult to torque the bolts with the wheels installed. At the front, 76 lb fts for both control arms to the subframe and 122 lb ft control arm to the wheel hub should be correct - but you should double check.
I misunderstood the torque specs at first and overtightened at the subframe - to 122lbft, it was causing a lot of understeer and probably wasn't good for the control arm bushings either
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