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quick jerry lift?

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quick jerry lift?

I was told by a guy when i was trying to lift my ex- pathfinder last summer, that you can use hockey pucks for a quick lift. And they never rot! Is this true? Could the pucks go in the shocks somewhere? I want to know!!!!
 
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I'd say no. and no again. if you really wanted to you could use hocky pucks as a body lift, but for springs no.
 
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oh dear lord
 
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Hockey pucks are for hockey.
 
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Let this guy know he's a moron. Does that answer your question? lol
 
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ROFL.
 
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Ask that same guy if he thinks a bat is good for a temporary drive shaft.
 
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Alright. That helped me. Body lift is possible, but forget the shock thing. I'm not going to do that, just been wondering for a while haha!
 
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just spend the 100 bucks on the pa body lift
 
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didnt someone already do this on this site?
 
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Yes and no, He used hockey pucks, but they were for lift blocks.....

Upon further "education" from us, he has since taken them out and added shackles.
 
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...put hockey pucks inside a shock?
have you seen the size of our shocks.. and the size of a hockey puck?
 
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this is awesome. i didnt think people were serious when asking questions like this.
 
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i think stuffing a small child in there would help lift it better.
 
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^ haha
 
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2x4's FTW!
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
2x4's FTW!
Just make sure they are treated, you don't want them rotting out.
 
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Originally Posted by Tys 4x4
i think stuffing a small child in there would help lift it better.
someone should try it! I want to see results!
 
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Originally Posted by shadow905
this is awesome. i didnt think people were serious when asking questions like this.
A site moderator, making fun of people. Great.
 
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the skulls of kittens usually work better
 
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Have you ever heard no question is a dumb question? Well that's not true.
 
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I love you! You hate me!
 
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Originally Posted by tom kalmanidis
A site moderator, making fun of people. Great.
Really, give the guy a break. He was asking a question. Some people aren't as mechanically inclined as others, doesn't mean they're any dumber.
 
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Originally Posted by shadow905
this is awesome. i didnt think people were serious when asking questions like this.
haha
welcome back to RF
 
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I am quite positive that shadow905 is not a moderator.
 

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