I've done 201 and 124 shocks with a floor jack. And when I tried to change my front SPRINGS, I removed the shock, and unbolted the sway bar and the control arm cannot go down far enough to even begin to let the spring unseat, let alone pop out. I wouldn't be worried about it.

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