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Originally Posted by gemini5362  I must be old I seem to remember when we risked our lives changing a tire with a bumper jack. A floor jack seems a whole lot safer to me. Since I did not see the guy under the car and it was a temporary period of time without the tire on it, I might not have used a jack stand either. To be honest I bet there are a lot of people on this site who do not use them every time they jack up a car. |
I have to admit - unless I'm doing more than just changing or rotating the tire, I almost never use a jack stand.
Anytime I, or any part of me is going to be under the car, jack stands are used. But, it's not impossible to change a tire without being under the car.