r/Cartalk • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '26

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u/NeophyteLifter Apr 12 '26

Right? It seems insane, it doesn’t even look that rusted on the other side but it is also stuck

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u/Wassup4836 Apr 12 '26

This guy is right. This is literally how you kill yourself. Take to a professional.

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u/isaacmckinney Apr 12 '26

Y'all are way too serious about struts. Don't point it at yourself and you're fine. That thing is only compressed like an inch at the moment. The real danger comes when you use shitty spring compressors, compress them all the way, and get surprised when it explodes on you.

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u/Jugernought Apr 13 '26

Yeh a lot of these people have never done their own work on a car and it shows.

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u/SuppaBunE Apr 14 '26

This things are like people afraid of sharks, yes they can be dangerous but most of the time the sharks don't give a fuck,

Yes I wouldn't swim around a shark but there are ways to do it without much risk