You guys think this tool will do the trick?
2 pc set for spring strut clamp 5.0 x 7.0 mm and 5.5 x 8.2mm
For spreading spring strut clamps on VAG VW BMW Citroen Ford
I just installed h&r springs on my wife's f30 yesterday and I had to use a ghetto flat screw driver + vice grips that worked beautifully. On the f30, I spread the clamp, tilted the strut assembly out of the fender well and twisted it until it came out.
Are you guys saying this method will not work on the x1? Instead, would it work better to leave the top tower bolts connected, spread the knuckle, mallet the stut assembly off the bottom, then remove the top bolts?