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Old 07-18-2017, 09:48 PM
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Update:
So my buddy and I installed the new springs on Saturday. What a pain in the ass. You know it's going to be a job when you pull up the bmw job manual and each job calls for 4 hours a side and the job asks for bmw specific tools. Luckily we did not need a spring compressor for this. Job went smooth and x5 is back on the road. Passenger spring broke at the bottom about 3/4 of a coil, driver side broke at the top and bottom and the bottom wrapped tight around the control arm, we had to cut it to get it off. Really hope I won't have to do this ever again. Spring orientation in pictures are the same to get an idea of how much is actually missing from one to the other.

NEW SPRING ON RIGHT OLD ON LEFT


DRIVER SIDE SPRING BEFORE WE TOOK IT OUT


DRIVER SIDE RIGHT PASSENGER LEFT COMPARISON


DRIVER LEFT PASSENGER RIGHT
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