best way to jack up car???

[93octane]

best way to jack up car without crushing the frame bars???

 

[jadesville]

Best way to jack up a car is the points that are made for jacking, subframes, lower control arms, k-member, rear axle..

 

[Iniquity]

But not the center of the axle.

 

[ONZZ]

Was thinking the same thing when I changed the oil today

 

[ACSPONY]

A crowbar and or a brick is a sure way to jack almost anything up lol

 

[DerekStangGT]

i always just jack it up using the oil pan under the engine......gives a nice dented look

















DISCLAIMER: im just kidding for anyone that actually took me seriously. the oil pan is NOT the place for jacking

 

[SonicBlueBabe]

i always just jack it up using the oil pan under the engine......gives a nice dented look

















DISCLAIMER: im just kidding for anyone that actually took me seriously. the oil pan is NOT the place for jacking

LMAO

 

[xseler8]

subframes should be a good area

 

[SpitfireMk24]

yeah, me and my dad found a 2 ton jack, with two 2 ton jack stands at kragen, for like $25!

so I used those to jack up my car for chin spoiler . . .

 

[highoctane46]

But not the center of the axle.

OK, someone please make me feel dumb here as I have been doing this for over 20 years with no problems! BTW those Rhino ramps work pretty good(even on a lowered stang just take it slow),just make sure you use them on concrete,they need a solid surface for support.

 

[Yellow01GT]

OK, someone please make me feel dumb here as I have been doing this for over 20 years with no problems! BTW those Rhino ramps work pretty good(even on a lowered stang just take it slow),just make sure you use them on concrete,they need a solid surface for support.

Yeah, and make sure they have the rubber stoppers on the bottom unlike my friend's. I borrowed his one day and I pulled onto them just fine, but when I was pulling the stang off, they shot out from under the car. It would have sucked if someone was standing in the path of one of those.

 

[rjstaaf]

But not the center of the axle.

OK, someone please make me feel dumb here as I have been doing this for over 20 years with no problems! BTW those Rhino ramps work pretty good(even on a lowered stang just take it slow),just make sure you use them on concrete,they need a solid surface for support.

There is a lot of good maintenance info on late model Mustangs over at www.bullittarchive.com. The following quote comes from their page "Jacking up the Bullitt".

http://www.bullittarchive.com/Maintenance/jacking/

The rear axle is not perfectly straight. To allow the rear end to track correctly, there is about a 1 degree negative camber built into the rear axle. Basically what that means is that instead of axle being parallel with the ground, the differential is a little lower than the center line and the the top of the wheels tilt slightly towards the vehicle.

If you lift the vehicle from the differential, you are putting stress on both left and right axle housings where they meet the differential, at the same time. They were not designed to perform in this manner. Although you may not break anything, you do not want to stress this area or slightly tweak it and remove or reduce this 1 degree negative camber.

Hope this helps.

 

[highvolts]

Ramps with extensions for lowered cars. then.. if you need higher.. a jack

Its very HARD to get even a low profile jack under my car with the H&R Super Sports.

-J

 

[1fast03pony]

Ramps with extensions for lowered cars. then.. if you need higher.. a jack

Its very HARD to get even a low profile jack under my car with the H&R Super Sports.

-J

i usually use bricks on the front wheels then jack it up with a very low lincoln 2 ton jack.
i have rhino ramps too but if youre doing suspension work those are useless.