Rears are definitely easier... All you do is unbolt the two bolts that hold the strut hat into the strut tower (look up in the tower, from the wheel well and you'll see what I mean). Unbolt the strut-knuckle pinch bolt and drop the knucle down, leaving everything else intact... My struts/springs in the rear were so bad that I pulled them out effortlessly. One coil was completely broken on one side...
The fronts, you have pull the knuckle out of the ball joint, which was a pain for me, if you live up north or anywhere they use salt in the winter be sure to use a good penetrating oil on the bolts/nuts that you will need to remove. When you put it all back together be sure to use something like Anti-seize or lubriplate... So if you ever have to do the job again, you won't have to fight to get the bolts out...
