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Hey guys

Just wondering if anybody has any insight on this topic - fitting springs without removing the dampers.

It's easily doable on the front axle. You just put the car on stands, jack up the front hub, zap the nut off the top of the strut through the hole in the strut tower, then carefully lower the jack to release the spring tension and finally whip the spring out. You don't even need to angle the strut out of the arch, can all be done within the arch. Then reverse the process. You can change a front spring like this very quickly.

Not clear if this is possible at the rear? Can you access the nut on the top of the strut, for instance?

Thanks!