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I’ve done this enough times on the older front strut designs that the Z4s still use, and EVERY TIME it takes some finangling to get the bolt holes lined up.
I don’t know if you tried this, but what usually works for me is to put a floor jack underneath the kingpin assembly, and apply light pressure. I don’t know why, but it worked every time for me. Just enough to compress the springs by maybe 1/2”, then the lollipop lines right up. Doesn’t take much, and if you have a good floor jack with a true deadman’s handle, you can move the kingpin up and down a quarter inch at a time and it’ll magically line up.
Oh make sure the sway bars are disconnected. I made that mistake once and couldn’t figure out why one side goes in so easy and the other was such a struggle.
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