Thanks guys, I think I have it narrowed down to the wheel bearing. After I get the caliper and the rotor off I can grab the wheel studs and shake them and it makes a nice clanking noise, so I'll replace it this weekend and see where I get.
Back to the strut, xero, I can't get an old fashioned wrench to fit down far enough to grab the nut? it's a 7/8 sized nut and my end wrench won't get down far enough, and I have a box wrench that angles, but it doesn't go down far enough either? I'm about out of ideas and if I can't figure out something this weekend I guess I'll have to take the strut assembly to a place that does that for a living and see what they can do with it.