Re: [Amc-list] Shock absorbing goodness!

["Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gotta agree with Tom here: "I don't trust ramps, I've not seen a pair
I would trust, those
stamped/formed steel things scare me. Good cast and good-welded
jackstands I have a lot of. I once had one of those cheap steel stands
(the three legs are just the tubing split with little straps across the
bottom) collapse on me -- I had literally just crawled out from under
the car (79 Spirit V8) and >WHUMP!< down it went. I threw them all away
and bought cast ones."

When I was 15 I went in to Yale New Haven hosp for spinal surgery to
correct scoliosis. I was in for a good bit, and the kid next to me was
only 16. He had been working on his '55 Chevy and it fell on him,
paralyzing him. Don't remember how he had it jacked up or why it fell.
Can't imagine only being 16 and not being able to walk ever again.
Come to think of it - I don't remember his parents visiting very
often, just a girlfriend a few times.

Anyway - I use good jack stands AND a good floor jack.

Thanks for the tip on the front shock absorbers and strut rod
bushings. There's plenty of room under the car, even at stock height.
Shouldn't be too bad.

Oh yeah - I checked the thermometer after finishing working yesterday.
It was 98. 105 in the sun, 98 in the shade. That cold beer was good.
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