Lift Points

sunwolf · October 23, 2014, 03:15:34 PM

When I painted my calipers I used the lift at a friend's shop but I had alot of trouble figuring out exactly where to lift the car at. I think I'm going to need to lift the car again to redo them at some point soon. This time I plan on buying a floor jack and some jack stands. o exactly where is a good place to lift the car from? Even the lift at the shop was difficult because there was nothing with enough surface area for me to be comfortable lifting from.

SHOnUup · October 23, 2014, 04:32:44 PM

There are arrows on the plastic underside of the car where the suggested lift points are. I use other slots just slightly away for my floor jack and then put the jackstands in the suggested lift points.

Rich

ZSHO · October 23, 2014, 04:50:08 PM

Quote from: sunwolf on October 23, 2014, 03:15:34 PM
When I painted my calipers I used the lift at a friend's shop but I had alot of trouble figuring out exactly where to lift the car at. I think I'm going to need to lift the car again to redo them at some point soon. This time I plan on buying a floor jack and some jack stands. o exactly where is a good place to lift the car from? Even the lift at the shop was difficult because there was nothing with enough surface area for me to be comfortable lifting from.

Rich is correct there are four,one in each corner,your owners manuel will show you a desription on it.

CroR1 · October 23, 2014, 05:06:00 PM

about those points, there is a sharp piece of metal (like a knife where the factory jack goes into)and it seems that if you put a jack there, that piece seems like it will bent. unless I am wrong and there is another spot?

jmr061 · October 23, 2014, 05:10:24 PM

Your talking a hydraulic lift like in a service center right? Not a jack

Jason
www.fordpimods.com

SHOnUup · October 23, 2014, 05:10:29 PM

So far no bending for me. Does seem like some thin metal to be lifting the beast from though.

Rich

SHOnUup · October 23, 2014, 05:11:27 PM

Quote from: jmr061 on October 23, 2014, 05:10:24 PM
Your talking a hydraulic lift like in a service center right? Not a jack

Jason
www.fordpimods.com

He was, but then stated he will be getting a floor jack and stands.

Rich

jmr061 · October 23, 2014, 05:12:49 PM

Right I was just editing my post to clean it up. I wouldn't use a hydraulic lift on the oem jack points. I would think they would bend.

Jason
www.fordpimods.com

wasinger3000 · October 23, 2014, 10:40:25 PM

They won't bend. It's a pinch weld and that's one of the stones points on the car.

CroR1 · October 23, 2014, 11:21:17 PM

I've seen some old ones bent after a while on other cars, age and corrossion eventually gets to them. I hope I am wrong, but I am even scared to try, let alone leave a jack under one of them. I dont like any out of shape parts on the car. I wonder if anyone had any issues with these?

wasinger3000 · October 23, 2014, 11:26:47 PM

Quote from: cror1 on October 23, 2014, 11:21:17 PM
I've seen some old ones bent after a while on other cars, age and corrossion eventually gets to them. I hope I am wrong, but I am even scared to try, let alone leave a jack under one of them. I dont like any out of shape parts on the car. I wonder if anyone had any issues with these?

Just about every unibody car is made like this. Which is millions. I wouldn't worry, I've had mine up on jack stands many times without an issue.

bpd1151 · October 23, 2014, 11:34:32 PM

I've been lifting the car repeatedly, at the suggested lift points as described by others, since I bought my SHO new, both by hydraulic lift & by using a regular jack, & haven't experienced any negative issues thus far.

It may look flimsy at 1st glance, but the suggested lift points have proven fairly stout.

Feel comfortable using them & lift, lift, lift away.

IHeartGroceries · February 25, 2015, 07:14:55 PM

Sorry for the thread revival. But used my floor jacks (yes, JACKS), for the first time with the SHO this afternoon, for a tire roation. Was a bit tricky, using two jacks and pivoting the beast around two stands on the rear points, jacks under the two front. Little aggrivating that there's only four load bearing zones. Makes jacking up and placing on stands tricky. What I didn't look for was a place on the front subframe or if the RDU may be used. Then, it's alot easier to slip the jack stands under the four corners.

BlueSHO · February 04, 2017, 04:54:54 PM

Revisiting this and making sure it's ok to use a hydraulic floor jack with a 4" pad at the factory pinch welds or would it be better with that type jack at some other location? Or using one of these lifts.

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AJP turbo · February 04, 2017, 05:32:36 PM

Are you on the rocker?