where to jackstand the car for SFC install?

[Foxfan88]

got my SFC from Blueovalindustries today. They were from ebay and were only 50$ they look great and i reccommend them to anyone. I plan to grab some of their control arm kits soon.

Anyways, should i have the car on the frame rails when jacked up or on the rear end and the control arms???

 

[GreatWhite]

best way would to do it on a drive-on lift so the suspension is still loaded... but if u dont have access to that, you'd wanna have it jacked under the axle tubes and the a-arms most likely

 

[Tonys96Cobra]

Keep the suspension loaded, so its like its parked. Just put your stands on the rear axle and the front A-arms.

 

[bynummustang]

best way would to do it on a drive-on lift so the suspension is still loaded... but if u dont have access to that, you'd wanna have it jacked under the axle tubes and the a-arms most likely

I'm with the other two guys on this.

 

[DMAN302]

find a good trailer hitch install shop....they should be quite capable and economical.

 

[vristang]

^^^
Some exhaust shops too, but only when they aren't busy ripping people off

 

[Fett]

I just did mine tonight and used a driveon lift. I wouldn't do it any other way. Even with jackstands on the arms, I don't think you will get solid suspension load. You should want to simulate flat road as much as possible...meaning drive on lift.

However look at the bright side, while finding a place to do it, you will have extra time finding good SFCs.

Seriously though, those blueovalindustries ones suck, I bought them and never put them on. I actually still have them at work because I haven't thrown them out yet. I bought them thinking the same thing you are; "There is no need to pay top dollar on SFCs when all they are is strips of metal." But I was wrong, and ended up throwing $50 away. Crawl under your car and mock them up, you will see what I mean. GOOD SFCs are bent to fit and lineup under the car, the ones we bought don't do that. They are flat and do not conform with the undercarriage. You will end up using a hammer to flatten parts of your floorboard to make them lineup.

Steeda: ______/------------
Ebay: __________________

We put about 20 sets of SFCs on at work, and those were the first set that we decided to not use because they simply didn't fit right. I went out and bought a set of uncoated Steeda's and they went right in, with no problems...and my car has been hit hard in a previous life.

My personal opinion, get a set of good connectors from Steeda or a company of the like, and find someone who can put them on with a driveon lift.

 

[Mustang78]

damn..i bought the same blue oval SFC's last week too..they look purdy but i havent test fitted yet..o well im cheap i'll do whatever it takes to make em fit..good luck foxfan88 and let us know how it goes

~Mark~

 

[Roland69]

load the suspension as it was on the ground. I think I will make my own or buy some good ones cause I thought the blue oval were kinda cheep looking and thanks for confirming that.

 

[5.0frank]

Put the front wheels on ramps and the rear axel on jackstands. Try to keep the car level.

 

[z2o_what]

get 2 sets of ramps, drive the front on one set and jack up the rear and put the other set under the rear tires.

 

[ratrapp2]

i've got the blueoval sfc and control arm package.they don't fit that bad,it all depends on what kind of damage or unibody twist the car has suffered.i have a drive up lift at work and my own mig welder so it wasn't that hard to make them fit.no they aren't as good as maximummotorsports or others but for $50 they will work.

 

[superhuaman]

I remember the guy that did my SFC's was at a body shop and used a two-post lift-you know, the kind with the arms, and pads that go under the pinch welds to lif up the car, letting the suspension hang free.
What kind of problems will this cause for me later?

 

[Foxfan88]

i dont have access to a lift lol. I was thinking of carefully sitting each tire on concrete blocks. Wont be very far off the ground but i think it will be enough to get in there and weld them up.

I got down and mocked them up today, yes they are straight, the way it looks, i will have to weld them on the rear frame rail. then use a jack and put pressue on the front and make it hit the body, it wont have to go far, maybe 1.5 inches.

Doesnt bother me and i dont think it will hurt it one bit. If the bar is welded in at sort of a bend, the bar will be constantly trying to resist and attempt bend back to its normal straight state, which would make it that much more stiff i would think. it was 50$ and i am very happy with the purchase.

I love the ebay parts. I bought my cold air intake from ebay, i knew it wasnt going to help me any, i talked to a guy who bought one also. He said ht had to modify the tube where it met the TB and it fit great.

I got mine, looks awesom and all i had to do was to simply cut a bit off the end of the tube where the guy said. And it works as great as any other CAI out there. I saved myself over 100 bucks. i also got UD pulleys from ebay and they work like a champ!

 

[Marlboro_Man]

Just becareful using the cinder blocks. I use them as well because I only have one jackstand left lol. Just make sure you have something else under there incase one of the blocks fails (which has happened to me while working on a truck, luckily i wasn't under it when it dissenegrated).


The only problem with doing it with the car on blocks and not on a lift.......All the slag (hot metal sparks) is going to go all over you. Be sure to cover yourself VERY WELL. Molten steel does not feel good burning into your skin. You won't have much room under there and you'll be welding basically right over your face.


Basically just take as many precautions as possible when doing this.

 

[68torinogt]

best way would to do it on a drive-on lift so the suspension is still loaded... but if u dont have access to that, you'd wanna have it jacked under the axle tubes and the a-arms most likely

what he said