Hmm, I've heard conflicting info that jacking at the tow hooks are bad or not. I still don't know, but would love to hear from someone who does.
FRONT REASSEMBLEY:
1) Here's the old spring/strut (top) and the new (bottom) H&R OEs with KYB AGX. Reassemble the new spring/strut just like the old one was. The spring compressors are a must again. You need to compress them far enough that you can put on the top mount.
2) Make sure that the end of the spring is lined up with the notch in the perch of the strut.
3) The stock strut (and most aftermarket struts) have an aligning tab so you know what orientation to put the strut in. This is a picture of the stock aligning tab. This will align to the opening of the pinch of the top of the fork. If this is not lined up, then the bolt will not go on because the indentation (just below the aligning tab) will not allow it. You'll need to put the mount on so that the two top bolts are at a 60 degree angle from the aligning tab. Take note which side you are doing.
4) Once the top mount is aligned, put on the top nut and hand tighten. You can lightly tighten with a wrench, but do NOT torque down, this will be done later.
5) Carefully work the strut/spring assembly back into place and hand tighten the two tower mounting bolts (up top in engine bay) by hand (do NOT torque down). This is so the suspension is held up in place. Put on the pinch bolt and screw in most of the way, but do not torque down. This will hold the fork up.
6) Now here's the bugger. You have to line up the LCA (lower control arm) with the fork. This can be hard to do because it doesn't want to line up. You'll need to push down on the brake rotor and upper arm assembly. Sometimes, this takes two people, one pushing, one pushing the bolt in. The bolt is not threaded until you feed it through the whole thing. If it doesn't want to go in, it's because the holes are not lined up. When they do line up, you should be able to get the bolt through the first arm of the fork and into the LCA. At that point, you can mallet the bolt through the rest of the way.
7) Now, put the jack under the LCA and jack the suspension up to compress it. Jack it up just enough so the car begins to lift off the stand. Now torque the bolts to:
LCA bolt: 47 ft-lbs
pinch bolt: 32 ft-lbs (or whatever your strut manufacturer says)
2 tower mounting bolts: 22 ft-lbs
ALL DONE WITH THE FRONT!! Now for the back....