rear strut relacement, underway....I need some help

[89whitepkg]

Okay, I'm putting in the rear struts and the bottom of the strut is to far down, it will not line up at the bottom. Is there an easy to compress the strut to get it to line back up? Am I missing something here?
As always, thanks

 

[89whitepkg]

here are some pictures if I was unclear.

 

[Rennat]

just push up and shove a bolt thru it? i've never had any problems with getting suspension bolts back in....

 

[89whitepkg]

just push up and shove a bolt thru it? i've never had any problems with getting suspension bolts back in....

it's way to far off for that

 

[jdub]

Three words: Coil Spring Compressor

 

[CyFi6]

are you sure the suspension/knuckle wont move down farther?

 

[89whitepkg]

Three words: Coil Spring Compressor

the spring compressor just pulls it away the top down instead of the bottom up. I tried it already.
Oh, perhaps I should mention that the springs are b&g, not factory.

 

[Fletch124]

Just step on the rotor and have your buddy try and shove a bolt through.

 

[sogi99]

you need to unbolt your swaybars both side so you can extend the arms down just my 2 cents I did both my friends and my supra 2 weeks ago

 

[EOS]

On mine, I used an impact gun to unbolt the swaybar link, gently pried the suspension arm down slightly with a jack handle, and slipped the bolt through...no problems at all...

 

[89whitepkg]

fixed, unbolting the sway bar did the trick!!! thanks guys.