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      05-25-2020, 04:27 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Ahanix View Post
I’ve been watching a lot of videos and have been trying to figure out why everyone removes the Tophat for the front springs. Isn’t it just as easy / safe to swap the springs and dampers by removing the nut on the top and then pulling the springs out the way they do it in this video?

https://youtu.be/DZcwKY0SIXs


Anything I’m missing here?
That method doesn't work for all F2x/F3x. F2x/F3x front springs can be much longer than F8x. Also, xDrive vehicles can't lower the knuckle assembly as much as RWD due to the drive shaft.
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