Jack stand and jack point locations

[USPSALIMITED]

Will be wanting to put mine up on jack stands pronto.
Anyone already figured out the jack points & where the stands should be placed?

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[BONESTOCK]

Nothing to figure out. Read the owners manual. Sure it's not a secret from Ford.

 

[USPSALIMITED]

Nothing to figure out. Read the owners manual. Sure it's not a secret from Ford.

Are you saying that you have checked it out and the information is there?

 

[908ssp]

There are arrow indentations under the rockers that tell you where to put the jack-stands. Let the jack down gently the edges will bend if you drop let the jack down too fast and the lip hits the jack stand.

 

[USPSALIMITED]

There are arrow indentations under the rockers that tell you where to put the jack-stands. Let the jack down gently the edges will bend if you drop let the jack down too fast and the lip hits the jack stand.

Thanks!!

 

[BONESTOCK]

Are you saying that you have checked it out and the information is there?

No don't have a new one yet. Have you ever looked in an owners manual?

 

[USPSALIMITED]

No don't have a new one yet. Have you ever looked in an owners manual?

You normally can't fix stupid and things get less productive when you try, but I will give it one shot.

Owners manuals typically tell you the position to place a jack in order to change a tire. They typically do not describe all information required to lift in an independent location and safely place jack stands in position.

The last time I ran into this the safe lift points (near axle centers for the car in question) for the jack were not defined in the owners manual and it took a bit of head scratching with the dealers mechanic and their rather expensive service manual to figure things out.

If Ford has included all necessary info in their manual, which I hope to receive when my car arrives, that will be great. Else I assumed that others had been though the process (as the helpful poster apparently has) and had hoped they would provide insight (which he did).

 

[908ssp]

I have a lift in my garage so one of the first things I did was make more convenient jacking points. What is cool is Ford actually welds in the nuts to bolt your jacking pads.

 

[BONESTOCK]

You normally can't fix stupid and things get less productive when you try, but I will give it one shot.

Owners manuals typically tell you the position to place a jack in order to change a tire. They typically do not describe all information required to lift in an independent location and safely place jack stands in position.

The last time I ran into this the safe lift points (near axle centers for the car in question) for the jack were not defined in the owners manual and it took a bit of head scratching with the dealers mechanic and their rather expensive service manual to figure things out.

If Ford has included all necessary info in their manual, which I hope to receive when my car arrives, that will be great. Else I assumed that others had been though the process (as the helpful poster apparently has) and had hoped they would provide insight (which he did).

Haha, Seems you have enough mechanical knowledge to figure it out yourself when you get it.

 

[Potrillo]

It isn't in the owner's manual. I just checked. Not in the index, no immediately obvious heading either.

 

[USPSALIMITED]

For tire swapping I reckon I will just go with the approach shown near the end of the video in this page http://www.americanmuscle.com/glossblack-forgestarcf5-19x9-0512.html and forego the jack stands (and make durn sure I am clear in the event of a jack failure).

I will need to add a slot face adapter to my jack or copy 908ssp above. Will probably also throw a basic Ford scissors jack & spare wheel & tire in my trunk (which should have been an option with the PP, I am old and I like having a spare) I'm going to have two wheel sets (summer & winter) anyway so might as well have 1 in the trunk. With an aftermarket catback (-20 or 30 lbs and lighter wheels -25 lbs) the car ends up about the same gross weight as stock but should end up with better f-r balance and added benefits from some of the extra fat coming off of rotating parts.

I'm going to delay using stands (I looked under my car on a lift and could do it if needed, but am paranoid & not it a hurry) until I see a Utube placing stands for dummies video or something equivalent.

For what it is worth.

 

[Budwise]

Anyone ever come up with a solid answer?

 

[BONESTOCK]

Anyone ever come up with a solid answer?

It's impossible. Needs to go back to the dealer. They have the special tools for that.

 

[xXANCHORMONXx]

These threads are painful to read

Since the weight is up front I would jack it up from the two bolts on the front end where the yellow star is in the first picture. Place jackstands where the indented arrows are on the rocker panel. When you jack up the car the rear should come up with it.
http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=120607&postcount=5

 

[Budwise]

That's where I used to jack my 2013 from as well. I think you need special pads to use the spots on the pinch welds though.

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