For the strut bar, check out this thread on Scoobymods...
http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191
If you want to do it some morning this weekend before it gets to hot, you are welcome to do brakes at my place. "Dude we can fix it, my dad's got an awesome set of tools"
Never done a strut bar. (They are a waste of tire money on a sedan IMHO)