Im trying to get my stock struts and springs back in and i have run into a problem. When im putting them back in the i cant get the strut pushed far enough back to slot on to the part where the bottom bolt goes. When pushing it back, the part on which the spring sits on the strut is hitting the lining inside the wheel arch.

Can anyone help me?

I had no troubles... Make sure the strut top mounting bolts are protruding through their holes, put nuts on them (untorqued for now), line it up and manipulate the bottom arm until the bolt can be slid through the bottom of the strut into the bottom arm mounting point.

Strut shouldnt need to be pushed back... If you're having troubles getting it back in, you have to put the bottom of the strut in first, push it in until you can get the top under the wheel arch and then move it up into position.

Thanks. Have it on now. Just took a bit of persuading.