oh right, the sportback's an auto, people hardly use their e-brakes with them.

that must've been the most terrifying sight

 

wow..you're lucky. i'm scared to jack my car now...eventhough i use the e brake and wheel chocks all the time...just the thought of the car falling on yah while you're under there is terrifying.

 

Merry Christmas you still have all your legs... Tis the season...
Someone suggested already but wheel chocks are a must!!!

 

i did this once, it threw off my alignment a bit though.

 

I would be concerned about the rotor cracking later on. They aren't meant for that sort of stress. It will look fine, but I would seriously just buy a new rotor. That's just me.

 

That must have been the most horrible noise! your alignment must be shot?

 

that could have been deadly :\

 

man...be careful...you know how much your car weighs?...man ...don't take it so lightly ...be safe...

 

I'm scared everytime I'm under there, I spend quite a bit of time making sure I'm safe first. I don't want to be a stat !

 

alignment seems fine. the drop wasn't that huge. I'm gonna go buy a real floor jack and take all the precautions you guys have given me (thanks!).

 

dont forget about the jack stand never trust just the jack

 

Dont worry about it man. I've done it before except I was stitting in the car while bleeding the brakes..........

 

Exactly!! No one should go under the car without jack stands in place in case the car falls off the jack.

 

That "almost" happened to a friend of mine while we were putting on his spare. Basically we have it off and was putting on the spare and some how the car rolled back. He had just put the wheel on with no lugs yet. Scared the **** outta me! Screwed on the lugs we could and jacked it back up.

 

When changing tires you should do all the above if you can.

When changing one on the side of the road set the e-brake and put the spare under the car while you take the flat off, and then put the flat under the car and put the spare on. That way if the car falls it won't fall to the ground. BTW, be careful with jackstands on asphalt when it's hot, they will sink in.

If you are going under the car it's ramps and chocks or jackstands, nothing less.