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OK, for anyone reading this in the future, swapping out struts is a pain in the arse. Invested another 2+ hours last night to remove the cross bracing and center plate under the tranny and the passenger side axle flange at the transmission. One rear side is now done. Just one.
The way you get the strut out/in is to put your foot on the top of the rotor and pry the bottom of the strut off the hub, then remove it from the top mounting position. Putting the new one in requires you to put the top part up into the holes and have someone help you get the bottom into the hub and wiggle it a bunch so it will go down into place.
This is one of those jobs I will be proud to say I did myself, but I will never do again unless I have access to a lift. I can clearly see how much easier the job would be if doing it overhead vs. on my back.
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