*panto mode*
oh no it isn't!!

I you leave the strut out of the hub on the side your not working on then it will go together as the tension is partially off the roll bar, then use a scaffy pole to push down the anti roll bar to refit the strut to hub, job done, done it loads of times that way..
the reason people have problems is they complete one side then can't do the last bit of the second side because it's all under tension!!

I will however say that I do now own some big straps..just in case

steve