Well, good news and bad. Everything is in. It took me about an hour and a half start to finish to replace the rear components. Nothing in particular was difficult about this portion. You'll need an array of 19mm and 22mm sockets and wrenches. I found a hammer and a punch handy for massaging things into alignment. Couple of taps here and there to get things going. But again, nothing major. The Nissan Factory Manual tells you to remove the spare tire to do the left hand side. I found it not necessary but would provide more room for power tools. I also will probably not be getting an alignment as suggested. I marked the rear camber adjustment bolts and they didn't move when I loosened them. If I notice issues I will get it checked.
The spring is larger than stock and its a little un-nerving to just put the spring in the cups and start jacking away. The angles are pretty extreme and it seems like the spring could just fly out. I didn't experience any issues though.
The bad. Something is not right in the front end. I thought at first that the suspension just needed to settle in. I heard what sounded like rattling and banging from both sides and I could feel it through the floor. I went over in my head every bolt and nut. I laid back on the ground and looked, felt, and I remember triple checking every nut and bolt. Nothing is loose. I yanked on everything I could to make sure nothing was that loose. There are only 6 connections other than the wheel studs per strut. For a while the noise went away. But then on the way back from my shake down run the noise returned but this time only on the drivers side. I think the springs rotated a bit in the bottom mount towards the stop lip and the end of the bottom coil is now rubbing when the suspension compresses against the perch. Which, unfortunately for me, means I will need to pull that strut out, compress the spring and adjust the location of the spring compared to the perch. I may take the opportunity to disassemble the strut and return the strut rod cover to where it is supposed to be. I will know more on Monday when I return from my trip and start back in on this.
Here are some pictures.
Rear wheel well before and after. The suspension had not had a chance to settle in so its higher than it should be. This is the best "before" shot I had. Sorry its not exactly the same.
Comparison pictures
The whole shebang
I don't really have any feedback on the ride. I was so concerned with the noise that I really didn't pay much attention.