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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Jack stands are specifically designed to hold cars up. Blocks of wood are not. There is a far greater chance of wood shifting than a jack stand and proper stands do not have a tendency of suddenly splitting like wood does.
There is zero hazard to somebody in the car on stands if places properly under the suspension. The car would be barely off the ground since you are just taking the weight off the wheels not suspending the whole car in the air.
You DO NOT want to leave a car with the suspension "relaxed". It is designed to have weight on it and if left dangling in the air you will have all sorts of issues later. The only reason to lift it at all is so the tires stay round and if the car is going to be moved even just a little once a week then there is no reason to take the weight off them at all.
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I believe the logic behind leaving the suspension compressed, just curious as to what can be damage by leaving it unsprung