doh well when you go to repair the boot you'll just have to remove the shock again

are you doing this alone? if you are then you might need another hand, as i said you should be able to step down on the hub(not the studs!) and move the lca low enough to match up the holes on the shock fork
don't tighten up the bolt that holes the fork to the shock body otherwise you won't be able to rotate it and get it into position properly