I don't have a whole bunch to contribute except this: the front struts on my vehicle were shot beyond redemption. Changing them out took about 45 min for the first one, 30 min for the second one. This is a very straightforward job. I had an used pair of shocks laying around so they went in. It was amazing how the handling improved drastically even after putting on a set of used front shocks! A set of Bilstein Comforts will be going in a couple of months and I can't wait.
The rear shocks were in remarkable shape; not sure if the PO replaced them or not but they didn't need changing. That was a relief because loosening the bottom shock hardware and then taking the bottom of the shock out of its home position looked rather arduous
