How to lift the front?
6/7/07, 07:48 AM
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How to lift the front?
Going to install my new chin spoiler this weekend and I just wondered how I would have to lift the front. I already bought jack stands, but I don't know if I should lift one side first or put the jack in the middle? Any hints / pictures?
6/7/07, 08:17 AM
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I use the cross member in the front, though others might have different opinions...
Lifting one side at a time can get pretty hairy while you have a single jackstand under one side of the car. If you're just doing a chin spoiler why don't you just use ramps?
Lifting one side at a time can get pretty hairy while you have a single jackstand under one side of the car. If you're just doing a chin spoiler why don't you just use ramps?
6/7/07, 08:26 AM
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I generally use my ramps (after putting a 2x6 in front of them) so I don't scrape off the chin spoiler. I jack under the k member or at the front of the subframe connectors. Maybe a little different on the 05-07s.
6/7/07, 02:23 PM
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6/7/07, 03:16 PM
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6/7/07, 03:17 PM
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I didn't take the wheels off or lift mine to put the CDC spoiler on and I have lowering springs on mine so it's that much lower, still no problem.
6/7/07, 03:17 PM
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Can't wait to see the final pics of the fang chin spoiler installed.
Gonna order my wheels tonight so I'll have something to do the weekend after... 
6/7/07, 04:15 PM
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6/7/07, 04:30 PM
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My car is lowered 1" and has the gt500 splitter up front. So the procedure is to drive up on some 2x6 boards. Then jack under the center of the K-frame, and put jackstands where the rear of the k-frame bolts to the body.
6/7/07, 09:03 PM
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Ive jacked mine from the center of the crossmember, no problems, but have read you are not supposed to do this...looked pretty solid to me, but if you bend something- big ouch. Looks sfe to me, but I was really careful to lower jack slowly and avoided stopping it too quick while lowering...get it dropping and close the jack quick, you may bend the crossmember...
as far as the jackstands- personally Id rather put them closer to the weight bearing crossmember- there are shoulders on the crossmember near the lower control arm bushings, that almost seem 'made for' jackstands...putting weight at the rear of the crossmember probably woulnt hurt much as these are stiff chassis, but its going to be 'unusual' loading on the chassis to say the least...
My mark VII was on a chassis lift on similar lifting points, opened the door to get something out and couldnt close it... always lifted somewhere near the plane the springs set after that, so as not to put any more stress on the car than needed...
When I pulled the body off my 65 galaxie, I HAD to lift via the suspension points, as there was practically no frame left under the car- took hours to jack it up, and 8 jackstands before I crawled under it to start breaking the frame loose from the body...heres a pic- they dont come much rustier than this:
6/8/07, 02:24 PM
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6/8/07, 07:27 PM
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This is where I place the jack and stands.
Note: With lowering springs and the CDC Classic spoiler installed, the floor jack will not fit straight in from the front.
What I have to do is jack up one side high enough to allow placement of the center floor jack under the crossmember.
Going back down is in reverse order.
Not sure how to go about doing this if you only have 1 floor jack.
Note: With lowering springs and the CDC Classic spoiler installed, the floor jack will not fit straight in from the front.
What I have to do is jack up one side high enough to allow placement of the center floor jack under the crossmember.
Going back down is in reverse order.
Not sure how to go about doing this if you only have 1 floor jack.