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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 05:32 AM
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Never work under a vehicle without safety stands.

Cinder blocks are not safety stands, & jeeps are heavy.

I personally knew a kid who's parents came home to find him under his camaro with his head crushed under the right front brake rotor.

Seems that his cheap *** stock frame jack tipped over.

Floor jacks are cheap enough. My $35.00 Sam's club jack still works great, & I bought it in the late 1980's. Safety stands are even cheaper.

If you want to stay out of the ER or worse, it's gonna ultimately be up to you.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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usually no matter how I have a vehicle supported, I always stick the tire/rim that I have removed under the vehicle near where I am working. That way if something does fail, or fall, it will land on the tire/wheel and not on me. Not to mention, have you ever tried to rejack something that has fallen and is sitting flat on the ground?
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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Good point on the tires and rim idea. I may just have to take a trip to harbor frieght its only like 15 mins away..
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