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It sounds like you're talking about the tension strut, which is essentially a lower control arm. Yes one end is attached to the subframe with two large bolts (one in each bushing end) and the other is attached to the ball joint which can easily be removed with a pitman arm puller.
You're not likely to have room to use an impact wrench for this job (and you shouldn't need one anyway). I replaced mine a few months ago and did it completely with hand tools.
You don't need to detach the headlight leveling rod or order any related parts. At least I don't recall needing to do so.
New locking nuts for the ball joint end may be necessary, but you could also just apply some locktite to the old ones and reuse them, which is the route I took. Torque spec on them is very high. They're not going anywhere.
It's one of the simplest steering/suspension related jobs you can do on our cars. Nothing to worry about.
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