edgespeeder06

I'm buying one of those floor jacks that u pump and raises the car to swap my summer/winter tires easier and I was wondering if there was a place where i could put it to change two tires at the time, or where the best place to put it was? thanks!

moosestang

I don't know what a floor stand is, but I use a large floor jack underneath the rear axle and under the engine cross member. Probably done it over 100 times with no problems.

edgespeeder06

so u just put it under the rear axle? that works

JimC

Edgespeed - you can place it right under the differential and lift the rear end so both wheel are off the ground-- but be careful, some of the stock differential covers are lower than the differential itself so you can bend the lip and cause a leak. I have the LPW low profile cover on mine and I can see the edge of the differential, and couldn't see it with the stock cover.

edgespeeder06

so how do i kno if its safe to life it then? and where exactly in the front side of the car can i lift it?

157dB

Here?

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edgespeeder06

can i ask why not the door grove? like i do with a regular jack? and how will i kno exactly where those places under the car are?

Sleeper05

It's a unibody, so almost any piece of large frame, especially frame rail, can be used.

wingman75

Like this but be sure to use jack stands after you raise it.


The arrow is where you put the floor jack and lke JimC said be careful of the cover in the back (you can see here that it is a little below the pumpkin). Use jack stands where you see the red dots on the axle shaft.

Stkjock

tho I did it once myself and lots of guys do it... Ford specifically says not to jack @ the pumpkin..... the Ford cover is very thin and easy to bend...