Upper Control Arm Ball Joint Dust Boot Install

HELP!

I'm having a heck of a time getting the dust boot on my new Moog Problem Solver ball joint. The FSM says use a 2" socket (I don't have one that large, I attempted to use the ball joint socket but that worked as well as a soup sandwich). Any tips/tricks? I put the spindle on hoping the compression would help, it didn't. I don't want to try too hard to force it.

I know you guys will know!