[gippy]

alright folks, B14 kit has arrived, very excited....just waiting for the tools to come.
Question on removing them - how come FaRKle! and even Kies motorsport, when they remove the shock, remove it with the top mount in place still.

why not just loosen it off whilst it's still bolted to car? using a jack on the axle to change height?
instead of taking the whole thing out then having to use spring compressor to remove?

i've watched both kies and Farkle's vids carefully so i'll be following them step by step -
but just wondering why that can't be done instead - what am i missing?

EDIT: the other thing i've been wondering about watching the vids is - how do you know that you've reorientated the top mount onto the damper correctly before putting it back in the car? as it spins around and locks in place when you tighten the bolt..... or do you just have to make sure visually that it's aligned before tightening?