Unsafe?

marvilusone

marvilusone

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Saw this up at the Webb Rd flea market on Sunday. Crappy cell phone pic. BTW this is on a 1500 Ram. The rear had the Auto Zone lift shackles. Just makes me feel safe that this could be next to me on the interstate.
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no more unsafe then the guy i went to high school with

used bricks as lift blocks

boat rollers as a body lift


his bed wound up in the road one day infront of the school.. pretty damn funny
 
Well...
Actually, while it's pretty likely to fail - what will happen when (not if) it does?
The spring will suddenly compress a little more, making that side droop down an inch or two. Yeah it'll scare the shit outa the driver and probably yank him sideways a little, but structurally, the components will stay put, right? It'll just be a couple chunks o wood flying around.

I'm not condoning this in ANY way, I'm just sayin' that WHEN failure occures, it wouldn't be like having the blocks springs or body blocks or anything
 
those are fine just weld them to the coil.:poop:
 
The problem isn't so much the lift. It's the ignorance. If this is what passes for a safe, reliable lift in this guy's eyes, then what about the work you don't see? Steering and brake repairs. Wiring that causes fires? Gotta love a jackleg.
 
I would feel alot more safe if he would have used pressure treated lumber so it wouldn't rot over time.:poop:
 
RatLabGuy said:
Well...
Actually, while it's pretty likely to fail - what will happen when (not if) it does?
The spring will suddenly compress a little more, making that side droop down an inch or two. Yeah it'll scare the shit outa the driver and probably yank him sideways a little, but structurally, the components will stay put, right? It'll just be a couple chunks o wood flying around.
I'm not condoning this in ANY way, I'm just sayin' that WHEN failure occures, it wouldn't be like having the blocks springs or body blocks or anything
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hmmm
OR....

Spring unloads sending fender crashing onto oversized tire momentarily slowing the rotation of a single tire causing a violent jerk/swerve followed by a flaming barrel roll into a school bus full of blind orphans church children.
 
SkyHiK5 said:
hmmm
OR....
Spring unloads sending fender crashing onto oversized tire momentarily slowing the rotation of a single tire causing a violent jerk/swerve followed by a flaming barrel roll into a school bus full of blind orphans church children.
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funny but not funny.
 
SkyHiK5 said:
hmmm
OR....
Spring unloads sending fender crashing onto oversized tire momentarily slowing the rotation of a single tire causing a violent jerk/swerve followed by a flaming barrel roll into a school bus full of blind orphans church children.
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Glass half empty, eh?

ACTUALLY - I gotta admit I just now noticed it's not just the block of wood, but also several little crews and plates extending the spring. Ok, so that's definitely pushing it.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Glass half empty, eh?

ACTUALLY - I gotta admit I just now noticed it's not just the block of wood, but also several little crews and plates extending the spring. Ok, so that's definitely pushing it.
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I saw that as well. What would be the point of this? :gay:
 
might not be a big problem to him but how bout the guy on the motorcycle behind him. a block of 2x4 or that really cool peice of engineering crap smacking you in the face at 70 miles an hour could ruin your day.
 
Mexicans? doubt it; I bet yall haven't ever lived in a SMALL redneck town
 
novacayne75 said:
but i say if u seen that on a dodge at a flea-market owner was definatly a mexican(sorry abe:flipoff2:)
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Depends on what the rest of the truck looked like....rear spoiler, some kinda indian ancestry painting on the back glass, truck cab cap (or whatever that thing is that mounts at the top of the windshield) chrome wheels, door handles, gas cap cover, Ram decals everywhere all would be a good indication
Papa_Jon said:
no dry wall screws or duct tape not a small town redneck
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:lol:
 
93redzj said:
rear spoiler, some kinda indian ancestry painting on the back glass, truck cab cap (or whatever that thing is that mounts at the top of the windshield) :
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hey esse, it's called a sunvisor.
 
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