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Can I remove/change the RSB without jacking the car up?

Benjimk7

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
McKinney, TX
Car(s)
2017 GTI Non-PP
Question… can I change the RSB without putting the car on jack stands? Would be really helpful. Does Jacking the car up on one side to remove tension from the RSB allow me to remove it, then repeat on other side?
Thanks
 

StorableComa

Autocross Champion
Location
SoCal, USA
Car(s)
17 GSW S FWD
You can do it with ramps, or the end of driveway with a steep incline like I did. It's best to tighten everything up with the suspension loaded anyway. So ramps may be your best bet.

Not having it in the air didn't seem to make it too hard to get anything off when I swapped mine, just makes using a torque wrench a bit of a pain when tightening things up depending on the length.
 
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GTIfan99

Autocross Champion
Location
FL
Did mine on ramps. Had to unbolt the exhaust hangers to drop the exhaust a little bit and it was super easy.

This, but I only had to drop left side exhaust hanger.
 
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