Do you have to remove the spring if you are only replacing the strut?

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Yes, think of the strut assembly as a sandwich and the spring is in the middle. You can leave the bottom of the strut in the hub mount but you will still have to remove the upper strut mount and then loosen the collar nut in the car and pull the tube out through the hole in the body. It seems to me to be much easier to at least remove the strut assembly from the strut tower mount.

- Nick