Alright, hopefully this will be the last of many questions about re-building my rear struts... I'm looking forward to wrapping this up!

I've got my rear strut rebuilt with new (to me) springs. If I place the strut up in the wheel well, the assembly reaches lower than the trailing arm. This would indicate that I need to use the spring compressor to shorten the assembly to line up with the trailing arm and install the 22mm bolt. Is this the case? If so, it does not appear that I can get both compressors up in there and have them evenly spaced. Do I need to worry about the springs bending out of shape?

Thanks again for any help,

Norman