you guys are all a bunch of nancy's, i didnt know i had to get OSHA approval to change my coil springs.
Hmm, I guess all of the years I spent getting my engineering degree and doing designs are a waste. Or, the time people spent getting their ASE cert is also a waste? Heck, try something, and if you don't die, then it's fine. Wow, I guess I missed that part in school!
Basically, it comes down to what I said. It's
your life, if you want to
risk your life, then that's one thing. But, to go and suggest to
others some
unsafe and potentially deadly method to do something is wrong.
If someone told you that it was safe to stand blindfolded in the middle of a busy highway because they and others did it and are still alive, would you prefer that no one else say anything? Or, would you prefer people to warn you that advice was dangerous and not safe? So, the replies here are not meant to make you go back and do it the safe way. The replies are to warn others that the method that you and others use is
unsafe and has real serious risks associated with it.
You, and most others, forget, that you are not the only person in the world reading this thread. Gee,
how did you get the idea in the first place? It's not possible to make sure that every tread has accurate and safe advice.
And, as you just did, often when people are told that they did something wrong and/or unsafe, instead of admitting it and learning, they throw hissy fits. In a few years, you'll see how much time and how tiring it gets dealing with threads like this. IMHO, I
want people to tell me if I;m doing something wrong! *I* want to learn the right way to do things. We all know that even the Ford service manual leaves a lot of steps and info out. It's really meant as a reference.
Lastly, as I said before, each person must weigh the
risks for themselves! Yes, people can use only one old half-working jack to lift a car and then do work under the car, and still live to brag about it. But, others
do get injured and/or die from doing unsafe stuff like that. That is the point of the replies.
BTW:
Or, even better: buy a used one, use it, and then sell it. The latter method will easily cost you less than a $100, and you might even make money on the deal.
Again, just my two cents. People can do with it as they want.