Im currently returning my car to stock and im having trouble getting my stock springs and struts back in. I currently have coilovers which are easy enough to get off.

When putting the stock ones back in i can get the top of the strut in ok but when trying to get the bottom of it to line up with the 2 holes it is sitting to low by about 2 inches.

How do i get it to line up?

push the lower control arm down with some force

push the lower control arm down with some force

How much lower can it be pushed down from where it sits after the strut comes off?

as said before just push it down, i had my g/f do this when i was lowering my car. when i went to put the shocks back in, she pushed it down and it all lined up:D