how to jack truck to put it on jack stands.

[scotty]

As others have said (and I might have commented earlier in the life of this fairly well aged thread), it is not tough to jack it on or near the pinch weld location that Ford claims is "the spot" while also putting a jack stand in there. Just jack it up and then slap a jack stand next to the jack as close as you can get it and then lower it. Doesn't need to be perfect. As long as you are within a couple inches of the Ford approved "arrows" on the welds, you are fine. I usually do one side at a time. Drivers front and rear tires, then passenger front and rear. If I am feeling fancy, I jack it slightly to one side of the "arrow" and then the jack stand ends up either on or just to the opposite side of the arrow.

I jacked it up with a bottle jack, with a 2x4 piece of 2.5" piece of wood on top of the bottle neck. I drilled hole in botton, make 1/4" to place over the top of the jack. I placed top of bottle neck inside the pinch weld and a little bit forward. There is a square are there. there was no bind.

Isn't this square are where a shops jack would go to hoist the truck up in the air. I don't think they would use pinch welds.

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[scotty]

I've jacked up the truck a few ways. First way is jacking up the front, by putting the jack pad under the main bolt were the front lower control arm meets the subframe/ crossmember.

This contact point is the bottom of a thick boxed tube that ascends and bolts directly into the sub-floor of the car. It carries the entire dynamic weight of the truck during driving, so it'll have no problem bearing the weight when the car is static. See red box of second photo.

I got these jack pads with a groove cut in them from amazon to straddle the pinch weld. They're cheap and I'm too lazy to go buy hockey pucks and cut channels in them.



I've found these jack stands to be very sturdy and well constructed.

I place the jack stands at the factory frame rail pinch-weld lift points, where the arrows are on the rocker panels

Lot's of room to spill hot oil on your hands.

Reverse and lower. Ah, forgot to mention, don't forget to set your parking brake and chalk your rear tires at the very beginning.

Please tell me if you have the information. What is the width of those slots on your pads in order to fit the pinch welds? Thank you

 

[WetsideMav]

Please tell me if you have the information. What is the width of those slots on your pads in order to fit the pinch welds? Thank you

it's in the amazon link in my first post

 

[scotty]

it's in the amazon link in my first post

thank you. sorry i missed it.

 

[AlsMaverick]

I'm surprised that this is a topic. Uni-body vehicles have been around for over 50 years. The Maverick is not unique in this. Most of us, I hope, learned long ago how to jack up and use jack stands on this type of construction. If you can't identify safe place to lift and use jack stands then maybe you shouldn't be under the vehicle? Sorry, no offense intended.

 

[psuarmy]

I'm surprised that this is a topic. Uni-body vehicles have been around for over 50 years. The Maverick is not unique in this. Most of us, I hope, learned long ago how to jack up and use jack stands on this type of construction. If you can't identify safe place to lift and use jack stands then maybe you shouldn't be under the vehicle? Sorry, no offense intended.

Though something might have been around for a long time doesn’t mean everyone known all about it. This is a forum for people to ask and share information. So if you don’t know you can ask someone who does. Many of us here enjoy doing things on our own, but want to learn the right way to do something. If I limited myself to only the things I know I would never do anything because we don’t start out knowing anything.

what I don’t understand is what you get out of coming to a forum dedicated to sharing info and learning and insulting someone for their desire to learn. Of course…no offense intended.

 

[AlsMaverick]

Though something might have been around for a long time doesn’t mean everyone known all about it. This is a forum for people to ask and share information. So if you don’t know you can ask someone who does. Many of us here enjoy doing things on our own, but want to learn the right way to do something. If I limited myself to only the things I know I would never do anything because we don’t start out knowing anything.

what I don’t understand is what you get out of coming to a forum dedicated to sharing info and learning and insulting someone for their desire to learn. Of course…no offense intended.

Yeah, I didn't mean to come off that way. For that I apologize.
Take your last statement and @#$#% it. No offense intended.

 

[psuarmy]

Yeah, I didn't mean to come off that way. For that I apologize.
Take your last statement and @#$#% it. No offense intended.

 

[Cristiansilva3312]

I understand that there are jack point on the pinch welds, but when I rotate tires I like to pick up my vehicles and put them on jack stands. Also I like to use jack stands when changing oil since I don't have ramps.

Where can I put a jack under the truck to get it up in the air so I can put jack stand on the pinch welds? Or do I have this backwards and I need to jack by the pinch welds and place the jack stands somewhere else?

Pics would be nice if someone can.

Also I was wondering if I could use this jack spreader from Harbor Freight. I was thinking I could put it just back far enough in the from to get a jack stand on the from pinch weld and jack the whole side up. I figure since the back is so light and the weight would be spread out it should be OK. Then I could put jack stands in front and back on one side. The do the same for the other side. Thoughts?

I read this entire thread looking to get the same question answered and i think only one person gave a proper answer with pictures. The question was... where are alternative lift/support points for the front and rear of the maverick so that you can put jack stands at the marked, reinforced locations. With standard equipment jacks and stands, you cant lift with a jack and place a stand in the same location (obviously). I was going crazy reading all the irrelevant answers and salute you for your patience. God help us all

 

[jewc75]

I jack mine up using the puck under the door post. It lifts the front and rear evenly and then I can place my jackstands.

 

[tom_tucker]

I read this entire thread looking to get the same question answered and i think only one person gave a proper answer with pictures. The question was... where are alternative lift/support points for the front and rear of the maverick so that you can put jack stands at the marked, reinforced locations. With standard equipment jacks and stands, you cant lift with a jack and place a stand in the same location (obviously). I was going crazy reading all the irrelevant answers and salute you for your patience. God help us all

You don't need an alt. spot for the floor jack. I put the jack stand right next to the floor jack, both on the pinch weld and slightly touching at floor level. Jack on the inside, stand on the wheel well side.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Could get one or more of these.

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[801Maverick801]

Here's how I raised the truck yesterday to rotate my tires and ceramic coat the wheels:

-Jacked up front of truck at factory pinch weld lift points, using slotted rubber pucks.

-Placed front jack stands under front main bolt where lower control arm meets subframe (same spot as in previous method).

-Lowered the truck onto jack stands and then moved jack to rear factory lift points using rubber pucks.

-Raised truck and placed jack stands under rear boxed subframe. VERY strong.

If it's not in the way.of the work i'm doing, I like to leave a jack under a lift point, as a safety. There's a second jack on the other side in the same position. A family friend who worked on cars for 40 years was crushed to death when he removed a drive line and forgot set the parking brake and chalk the tires. Bad way to go. So these days I figure it's no sweat to be mindful and try to idiot proof a situation.

Lower truck onto rear jack stands, give the car a really hard shake test, and then make your wheels shine.

How do you like the Trail Terrains?

 

[OB1e]

Alright, got fed up with my current jack and jack stands not playing nice with the narrow pinch welds. I got two of the powerbuilt unijacks 2ton. I wanted the 3ton but it's too tall to fit under the truck. Summit racing has the best price at $55 each. Snagged two and got free shipping. And plus powerbuilt has their own rubber puck made for it!!!! Grabbed two of those for $10 each at Amazon. Now doing tire rotations is a BREEZE.

 

[Graboid]

Also bought a set of the Unijacks when I got the Mav. Definitely the easiest approach I've found to lifting and securing a vehicle. If you are as fond of your convenience as I am I highly recommend you pick some up.

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