Great write up, helped a ton. Although, the rear lower strut bolt beat me. That thing is not coming out (4 NY winters). I even brought it up to a local garage to see if they could just break the bolt loose for me and with heat and a impaact gun it wouldn't move.
I did the fronts on my own without any issues, so I'm taking it to the dealer Monday so they can deal with the rears. I'm more comfotable with the dealer having to get that bolt out than some private shop.
So I've been driving around all week with the back jacked up. One thing I kind of noticed yesterday was that the one side looked higher than the other in the front. Not sure if it was the lighting or what?