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Is it safe to use a 4 bricks like 2 on each side to hold all four corner of the car up.. (not the bricks on the corner though) to unbolt a cat converter.. I dont know if I trust my jack and dont have no jackstands or anything..?
Originally posted by bLaCkNgOlDcAm Is it safe to use a 4 bricks like 2 on each side to hold all four corner of the car up.. (not the bricks on the corner though) to unbolt a cat converter.. I dont know if I trust my jack and dont have no jackstands or anything..?
i suggest you buy yourself some jackstands
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Originally posted by bLaCkNgOlDcAm Is it safe to use a 4 bricks like 2 on each side to hold all four corner of the car up.. (not the bricks on the corner though) to unbolt a cat converter.. I dont know if I trust my jack and dont have no jackstands or anything..?
Dude, go buy a jackstand from Autozone or something! Their only $20!!
That doesn't sound safe at all and can really hurt you if it doesn't work
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I don't know about concrete blocks, but I always use wooden blocks on my car. Jackstands are too flimsy lookint to me, the base is too small. I've used wooden blocks to hold up the rear end of the car, but never all 4 corners.
Well I was planning on using for 2 on each side and then a jack on each side towards the front around where I'll be working.. I've seen others use cement blocks and they were fine but not sure how much I trust it.. I know they are not alot but I have no job and just spent around 400-600 for repairs and shyt...
Originally posted by bLaCkNgOlDcAm Well I was planning on using for 2 on each side and then a jack on each side towards the front around where I'll be working.. I've seen others use cement blocks and they were fine but not sure how much I trust it.. I know they are not alot but I have no job and just spent around 400-600 for repairs and shyt...
Still, it's not worth risking your life
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yeah you can fuck up the car bad, but people die when cars fall on them, one thing not to go cheap on is safety equip. for working on cars- get good jack stands if you really wanna work on your car
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You can do that on you own risk. Nobody here will approve any unsafe action. I don't wanna blame myself for telling someone to put car on bricks and he got kill.
Some people will take the tire off and put them under the car. So if it fall, it fall on the rim and not gonna crash you. Again you're on you own.
Whatever dude. Bricks are too brittle and I've seen too many spilt in yards with brake rotors holding the car up... IMHO if you can't afford jack stands, you have no biz working on your car. Sorry, for your lack of disposable income, but that's just sad dude.
You should never hold a car up with only a jack... Unless you have a jack that you can LOCK in position; when you pump it up, it's slowly comming back down no matter what you do. Seriously... Buy some jacks stands and don't ask a stupid question!
Oh and wtf you can afford four jacks, but not one jacks a 4 jackstands?
I saw in the uber wall-mart a couple weeks back, they had a jack and 4 stands in a box for like $50-$60 on sale.
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Its not that I cant afford them at all.. its jsut right now.. Chill out its not like I said I was using the bricks I was asking if it was safe.. I got my hands on some jackstands.. and I will be getting some of my own this was just something urgent and I dont have the money to spare right now.. It was a simple question..
Dont do it!!!! I know exactly what you mean about the money thing. Trust me. We can't lose TNers due to info that WE were giving out. Not cool. Save up. Or see if you can find someone with Jackstands. They work.
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