I'll post a pic tonight but heres the story. A buddy of mine broke the second spring on his xterra while out wheeling. He didn't realize until he got back home and his rig was sitting funny and the spring was sticking out to the side. So, he did what any wheeler would do, decided to get a lift kit.
The only problem was it was a 6 week wait or so. We ended up putting heavy duty hose clamps around it to hold the spring in, then to make sure they didn't move we wrapped it in duct tape. Funny thing is everyone just thought it was duct tapped together. Good thing he didn't get caught by the cops but it held up quite well and made the vehicle sit level again.