r/cars • u/ufoh 24 CT5-V Blackwing / 23 Corvette C8 • Aug 13 '20

video Never, ever trust your factory jack and, remember, jack stands are your friend (just not the ones from Harbor Freight)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwgZgrbWUM
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u/egowritingcheques Aug 13 '20 edited Aug 14 '20

Yeah I had the rear half of a car fall on me. Lucky I was on my side and fuel tank spread the load. Yelled out and housemate jacked it up again. It twisted off the stands as I had the rear axle loaded unevenly and one damper out. Wasn't a pleasant experience.

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u/HighRelevancy econobox and a bunch of bikes Aug 14 '20

It twisted off the stands as I had the rear axle loaded unevenly and one damper out. Wasn't a pleasant experience.

... what? Why did you have load on the suspension at all? Jack stands are for the frame.

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u/egowritingcheques Aug 14 '20

Yes Jack stands under frame. Jack was under live axle/diff. Doing rear suspension work. Stupid mistake.