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Old 04-03-2008, 11:20 PM
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i jacked my car up from the suspension. am i going to be okay? it was only for a few minutes and i was being lazy. did i break anything?
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:48 PM
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Depends on where exactly you had the jack placed. So long as you used a substantial part of the suspension, like the bottom of the shock mounting bracket or similar, you'll be fine.
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:54 PM
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pretty much exactly where i put it. i just had to get my wheel off for 2 mintues to install my chin spoiler and i just slid the bottle jack under there and went to town.

thanks man. i feel better.
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:00 AM
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like the front control arm? you're fine
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:03 AM
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i got worried when my car sunk back down even though i had it jacked up. i thought i broke something.
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:12 AM
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haha, i know exactly what you mean... been there before
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:18 AM
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thanks guys. i was freaking out a few mintues ago. things always seem to go wrong when i start to rush a job. i need to stop installing things at night.[&:]
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:26 AM
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haha, you and me both
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:31 AM
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a " sunk" is ok,, and "clunk" is bad lol
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Old 04-04-2008, 12:27 PM
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lol.. you ppl and your bottle and scissor jacks.. lol.. no hate tho, got use what you have.. but seriously.. dont rely on those please?.. they suck, and fail all the time.. get a set of jackstands for like 15 bucks.. 20 bucks.. whatever it is..


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