BMR or Steeda jacking rails ?
08-20-2018, 05:51 PM
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BMR or Steeda jacking rails ?
anyone have a preference & why ? I'm leaning towards the steeda jacking rails myself. they seem to stick out past the pinch rail about 3/4 to 1 inch. can anyone using them give me a more accurate
measurment ?( I have a 2018 with performance pkg.) I'm thinking if it sticks out past the pinch weld the floor jack won't crush the plastic rocker panel when jacking. the BMR rails seem flush & show a risk of the jack cup crushing into the plastic strip. If you're using either of these rails I would appreciate your thoughts.
thanks, hmrdown
I did a search and couldn't find anything referencing to this.
measurment ?( I have a 2018 with performance pkg.) I'm thinking if it sticks out past the pinch weld the floor jack won't crush the plastic rocker panel when jacking. the BMR rails seem flush & show a risk of the jack cup crushing into the plastic strip. If you're using either of these rails I would appreciate your thoughts.
thanks, hmrdown
I did a search and couldn't find anything referencing to this.
Last edited by hmrdown; 08-20-2018 at 05:52 PM. Reason: more info
08-24-2018, 08:10 PM
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A "search" on what kind of reference? Use? Looks? Installation? Opinions?
Jack the car up with a jack, just behind the rear LCA mounts, then put jack stands at least 6"
inward from the end of the axle housing. Front, use the jack points, and put the jack stands
under the front LCA bushings. What is your specific reason for jacking rails? They are both
basically the same, and make it easier for hydraulic lifts.
Or, front, I use ramps... I can reverse up the ramps, but it's a practice makes perfect kind
of thing, and I am not about to practice that with my car.... Today, I used jack stands on
the rear axle, AFTER chocking the front wheels, after putting in neutral so it would be ON the
chocks. I did not want the rear axle to shift when I took the LCAs off. Did a Jeep once, and
thought being in park was enough, well, it wasn't. I took the LH LCA off, and the chassis
moved up a tad, shifting the rear end, and was a bitch putting the new LCA back on.. Needed
someone to push on the wheel to line the hole up... Did NOT have to do that this time
with the Mustang...
Jack the car up with a jack, just behind the rear LCA mounts, then put jack stands at least 6"
inward from the end of the axle housing. Front, use the jack points, and put the jack stands
under the front LCA bushings. What is your specific reason for jacking rails? They are both
basically the same, and make it easier for hydraulic lifts.
Or, front, I use ramps... I can reverse up the ramps, but it's a practice makes perfect kind
of thing, and I am not about to practice that with my car.... Today, I used jack stands on
the rear axle, AFTER chocking the front wheels, after putting in neutral so it would be ON the
chocks. I did not want the rear axle to shift when I took the LCAs off. Did a Jeep once, and
thought being in park was enough, well, it wasn't. I took the LH LCA off, and the chassis
moved up a tad, shifting the rear end, and was a bitch putting the new LCA back on.. Needed
someone to push on the wheel to line the hole up... Did NOT have to do that this time
with the Mustang...
08-25-2018, 07:21 AM
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I was thinking jacking rails for ease of use. It would be nice to use a floor jack while in the garage. I just bought a scissor jack & I'm going see how that works out for me(I know where the jacking points are). the floor jack is not to convenient to use with all that rocker panel plastic that runs under the doors. the pinch welds are in like little pockets for the jack & jack stand to fit in. If using the floor jack I'll need something that'll line up with the pinch weld but not crush the plastic trim piece. the scissor jack I bought should fit up in the spot of the pinch weld but may be a 1/4 in. to wide. guess I could trim that to fit & not make contact with the plastic trim. I thought about ramps and may make some out of wood. the search I did was on the products name Steeda or BMR jacking rails & couldn't find anyone's opinion about what they thought of them. thanks for the reply, I'll figure out how to make this easier for myself.
hmrdown
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08-25-2018, 10:22 PM
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I have the rocker plastic, and I don't have any issues jacking up the car with a
hydraulic jack. As I said, I put it right behind the rear LCA bushing mount,
then jack stand the axle. Front, I use ramps to get under it... I have two
different height ramps, one set (metal) gets it about 2 feet off the ground
up front. The other set, RhinoRamps, not as high...
Front, I use the LCA then jack stands. I won't buy jacking rails, I don't need
them.
hydraulic jack. As I said, I put it right behind the rear LCA bushing mount,
then jack stand the axle. Front, I use ramps to get under it... I have two
different height ramps, one set (metal) gets it about 2 feet off the ground
up front. The other set, RhinoRamps, not as high...
Front, I use the LCA then jack stands. I won't buy jacking rails, I don't need
them.
