Steeda Jacking rails dilemma

[AnthonyA1234]

After installing the steeda jacking rails on my car I’ve noticed I can’t really put my jack stands anywhere. The pinch weld and the jacking rails being next to each other makes it so that the jack stands sit awkwardly. The car jacks up fine since I can just put the jack on the rails. But when I try and sit the car on the stands, my jack stands being the ones with the curve, the curve can’t really sit anywhere on the pinch weld since jacking rails get in the way, and I can’t put the jack stands on the rails because the pinch welds get in the way. I hope that makes sense haha. Has anyone else noticed this? Maybe I should loosed my jacking rails and retighten them pushed as far away from the pinch welds as I can? So that then my jacks will be able to grab on to either the pinch weld or the rails, instead of awkwardly trying to sit on both at the same time like it is right now?

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[AnthonyA1234]

Drew this up really quick to better show what I’m saying.

 

[StangTime]

Are your jack stands really that shape? Like a U ?
Mine are curved and I use a hockey puck on top of each one. This also stops the stands from marking up or denting the rails.

 

[AnthonyA1234]

Are your jack stands really that shape? Like a U ?
Mine are curved and I use a hockey puck on top of each one. This also stops the stands from marking up or denting the rails.

Yea maybe not that much of a U but they’re the standard red jack stands with the curve. That curve doesn’t sit right with the rails next to the pinch weld. Did you tighten the rails up against the pinch weld or did you leave a little space?

 

[AnthonyA1234]

Also mine seem to pitch upwards towards the center of the car so I don’t think the flat surface would be ideal for me. Are yours like that as well?

 

[AnthonyA1234]

Here you can see the pitch when I put the hockey puck on it.

 

[StangTime]

The rails will pitch inwards. They are following the shape of the underbody. Mine do this too.

 

[Schwerin]

Mine also pitch inwards. It's just the shape of the underbody as stated above.

 

[WD Pro]

Yeah I made my own rails and used the pitch to determine where I put the drain holes.

It could be argued that the pitch is in your favour if you are only jacking one side of the car - it will level itself out towards a flat surface when the car is jacked.

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[sox3]

Mine have a notch in them like these

 

[ctandc72]

I'm confused...I have Steeda jacking rails on my '19 (which I originally had on my '17) and I have the convertible version on my wife's 17 Ragtop. I jack the car up via the jacking rails and put the jack stand on the factory jacking point in front or rear, with zero issues........

 

[silverbullet85]

There is room in front and in back of the jacking rail, at least on mine that I bought in 2016 and just recently installed on my 19

 

[rhexis]

Mine also pitch inwards. It's just the shape of the underbody as stated above.

glad I saw this. I have had steeda rails on for a couple of months and always wondered why they weren't parallel with the ground. guess thats how they are.

 

[Evolvd]

The beefcake rails are angled so they are parallel to the ground when installed. I’d look at another set of jack stands if your current ones aren’t secure. Or you could remove the rails and sell them.

 

[ctandc72]

I get it now. You're trying to put the jack stands on the jacking rails themselves. Why?

The Mustang has factory points on the chassis meant for jacking the car up. It's a cut out where the pinch weld has been reinforced. Two up from, two in the rear.

I simply jack my car up using the jacking rails, then place the jack stands (the normal type your referenced, no adapter or anything else needed) on the jacking points.

With jacking rails it takes me maybe 10-15 minutes to get the entire car up in the air. High enough for any work needed.

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