  Ordinary 3D Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) data are model-dependent,
requiring the assumption of a cosmological model to calculate comoving
distances during data reduction. Throughout the present-day literature, the
assumed model is $\Lambda$CDM. However, this assumption can be inadequate when
analyzing alternative cosmologies, potentially biasing the Hubble constant
($H_0$) low, thus contributing to the Hubble tension. To address this issue, we
use model-independent 2D BAO data and compare the results to those obtained
using 3D BAO data. As a concrete example, we investigate the cosmological
models provided by bimetric gravity, a modified theory of gravity that
transitions from a negative cosmological constant in the early universe to a
positive one in the late universe. By combining 2D BAO data with cosmic
microwave background and type Ia supernovae data, we find that the inverse
distance ladder in this theory yields a Hubble constant of $H_0 = (71.0 \pm
0.9) \, \mathrm{km/s/Mpc}$, consistent with the SH0ES local distance ladder
measurement of $H_0 = (73.0 \pm 1.0) \, \mathrm{km/s/Mpc}$. Replacing 2D BAO
with 3D BAO results in $H_0 = (68.6 \pm 0.5) \, \mathrm{km/s/Mpc}$ from the
inverse distance ladder. We conclude that the choice of BAO data significantly
impacts the Hubble tension, with ordinary 3D BAO data exacerbating the tension,
while 2D BAO data provides results consistent with the local distance ladder.
