Need help ASAP - truck is on jacks

Installing Bilstein 5100's (set @ 2.5")...

Cannot get the ball-joint assy to mate up with the mounting holes for the life of me.

Already have the shock/spring seated, top-nut of the shock is hand-tight / threaded on.

Using the "no spring-compressor method" of jacking the LCA, jack keeps lifting the truck off the stand under the frame...

Seems to be too much pre-load on the strut assy now, for the two parts to be close enough to start the threads of the bolts.

* doing this by myself, already tried putting my weight in the UCA to push it down.
But I'm in a weakened-state right now (down 20lbs) after battling H1N1 flu for 2 weeks.

Any help is appreciated, smart-ass comments & links to other threads are not... I need to finish this ASAP.

Thank you

 

Use the stock bottle jack inside the wheel well above the UCA to push it down.

 

I'll try it, but not sure the fender-liner or whatever is above the UCA will hold...?

 

Use a piece of wood against the roof of the fender as a brace or simply disconnect the upper ball joint get the bottom put together then re attach the UCA either way is really easy.

 

Finished... Thanks for the reply !

* used your bottle-jack trick.

 

Jason that was mighty awesome of you to help out a brother in need. Kudos to you bro and John we want pics!!! I love browsing the threads and seeing outcomes such as this. Great job guys, Aloha!