Emergency jack and Stock install gone bad

[bugzy]

http://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/684114.phtml

oh boy ... people, please never use the emergency jack period !!

im serious, i wouldnt even use the jack in the truck for emergencies

that thing is the worse designed jack ever

[socal328]

wow, that sucks.

[daygoVR6]

you know that hurt

[sopolev]

That sucks. Too late now, but hit up Harbor Frieght for the next time. Nice aluminum floor jacks for under $100.

Almost makes me glad my car didn't come with a jack. Almost.

[Paul]

that's his own stupidity to use the emergency jack in an attempt to change out shocks? W T F

[Slapshotnerd]

using the stock jack to get the car high enough to get the car onto a "good" floor jack should be just fine. But relying on the stock jack to keep the car airborne for long periods of time is a bad bad bad idea. Always use jackstands if you're doing serious work.

The stock jack is designed to get one wheel off the ground to change a tire, not support the weight of most of the car!!

[04BlackGTi]

i still dont trust the stock jack. i would never use it unless its perfectly flat ground....that thing doesnt look stable especially for changing shocks lol