Thanks for your advice.
I got the left side all back together!
I put the top of the strut in place first, then used a jack to get the bottom in place. Still a ***** to line everything up. The bottom of the new Bilstein is slightly wider than the stock shock absorber so that pinch bolt area was a fight.
Brakes went together ok. Spreading the new pads took some effort.
The opposite side should be much smoother.
