I wuz trying to put my spare on and while my car was

elevated by the jack, the jack started bending and

slipped and my car hit the ground, so it was resting on

rota and some other thing which i can't name. do u

the suspension is messed up??????? this was the rear

right tire btw. pls help!!!

 

bmp ....I have never had that happen , just make sure theres no damage and the car is safe with the brakes

 

make sure the surface and edges of the rotor were not damaged, otherwise I'd say you're ok. I've had it happen, not on my mustang, but it didn't hurt anything. What kind of jack were you using? I'd also make sure that there is no damage where the jack was, if it got pinnned between the ground and the car.

 

What jack did that happen with?

 

It was the jack that the came w/ the car...but i realized just now my ebrake wasn't fully up as well...also something got bent really bad, the thing that is used to hook the car to a tow truck/flat bed. i am worried about the alignment now.

 

So did the jack actually bend or did the car slip off the jack since the e-brake wasn't fully engaged? What were you using for a jack point? You may have to post some pictures to get good feedback.

 

The jack doesn't appear permanently warped or anything... i believe ur right, and used a bad jack point.. basically after several minutes of being elevated
the car shifted backward and then wham!

 

You will have bent the rotor dust shield for sure. Actually, does the rear have that? I cannot see the suspension bending, just not enough force invovled. Rotor damaged, yup, I would say it could be.

 

No dust shield.

 

****. welp, ill have it looked at i guess and tell you guys wut the mechanic says :/ thanx for your insights.

 

Man, not to get too preachy, but if all that happened were a few bent pieces, consider yourself lucky as you seemed to have committed a litany of what not to do when jacking your car up.

Suggestions:

Should use trunk jack for on-road emergencies. Use a proper floor jack for maintainence and modding.

Always use jack stands of some sort.

Triple check that your brakes are properly set.

Chock the wheels so the car can't move regardless of the brakes.

Make sure you're on level ground so the car doesn't shift.

You are lucky you weren't changing to oil or something or that bent piece would have been your skull. I'm glad you're all right as the car can always be fixed up.

 

when i'm jacking a car up.. once it's where i want it... I toss the tire i'm taking off under the frame of the car just in front of (if the rear) the wheel well.. this way if the car slides off the stands or jack while i'm under it.. i have a nice rim and tire to hold the car up.. rims = cheap

just be happy the car didn't land on your legs

 

yea man thank god ur ok...i had my car slip off ramps while i was driving them up the ramps and i destroyed the ramp, luckily i had a nearby jack to jack it up (at the right point) and slip the ramp out. no damage at all. but the way that thing came down, its not gonna have any mercey on anyone, sooo just be happy u werent under it.

i suggest using proper equipment

 

Were you using Rhino Ramps? I bought some to use during oil changes. They seem to be strong but I still feel a little uncomfortable under the car. I use jackstands underneath the car when on the ramps but I doubt the stands would hold up to the weight of the car crashing down on them while shift sideways or forwards.