DIY Floor jack and jack stand saddle: I've never felt safer

[MaverickDragon]

Yeah, bend over!

That would likely cost extra...

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[sajohnson]

The Maverick is my very first Ford vehicle and I was disappointed when I found out that it doesn't have a central jack point like Honda/Toyota vehicles. When I want to lift the front, I need to jack the Maverick twice to place the two jack stands.

IDK how helpful this will be, but on our Badlands I use a 2' long PT 2x6 between the floor jack and the skid plate to raise the front end. Then I place 2 large axle stands with pinch weld blocks at the front lift points.

I feel perfectly safe with those axle stands. They are made in the USA and meant for much larger vehicles. Similar to these:

 

[JLB]

I would love to see proof of a flattened side sill pinch weld on a Maverick....

I've personally bent a pinch weld over sideways with hydraulic jack. Not so strong without a saddle supporting it. Don't have that car anymore so no picture. Just testimony.

 

[not null]

I've personally bent a pinch weld over sideways with hydraulic jack. Not so strong without a saddle supporting it. Don't have that car anymore so no picture. Just testimony.

I sold my previous car when it was only 12 years ago. I couldn't use the jack points anymore because they had rusted through.
I definitely believe you can fold/damage them, and likely the newer the car, the more easily you can damage them.

 

[Fibrepunk]

IDK how helpful this will be, but on our Badlands I use a 2' long PT 2x6 between the floor jack and the skid plate to raise the front end. Then I place 2 large axle stands with pinch weld blocks at the front lift points.

I feel perfectly safe with those axle stands. They are made in the USA and meant for much larger vehicles. Similar to these:

I just did an oil change and tire rotation on my Maverick. To get the front up, I had to jack it 2x, to get the 2 jackstands under the pinch welds. Then I had to lift it 2x again to get the jackstands out.

When I was under the truck, I had wish that Ford would have added something close to the motor mount on the subframe to support central jack point. Picture:

Anyway, I do have a Daytona floor jack and Harbor Freight does sell the cross beam for the foor jack, if I am to go the route you suggested.

But this would make me have to remove the cross beam if I don't need the feature or buy another floor jack..... decision... dicision..

 

[dalola]

I've personally bent a pinch weld over sideways with hydraulic jack. Not so strong without a saddle supporting it. Don't have that car anymore so no picture. Just testimony.

Not all cars use HSS in that location. The challenge is for a MAVERICK, not "any" car...

 

[not null]

I just did an oil change and tire rotation on my Maverick. To get the front up, I had to jack it 2x, to get the 2 jackstands under the pinch welds. Then I had to lift it 2x again to get the jackstands out.

When I was under the truck, I had wish that Ford would have added something close to the motor mount on the subframe to support central jack point. Picture:

Anyway, I do have a Daytona floor jack and Harbor Freight does sell the cross beam for the foor jack, if I am to go the route you suggested.

But this would make me have to remove the cross beam if I don't need the feature or buy another floor jack..... decision... dicision..

For tire work @Hot Runr Guy uses that to lift one side of the Maverick "near" the lift points. Then lowers it onto jack stands at the lift points. I don't have enough knowledge or experience to be comfortable doing that.

 

[SteamPunque]

This is the way. Well, my way anyway . . .

 

[not null]

This is the way. Well, my way anyway . . .

Nice.
Whats the price point on that thing?
And where do you store them when they're not in use?

 

[SteamPunque]

It depends on the QuickJack model: https://www.quickjack.com/

I've had mine for several years, the version in the photo is the BL-5000SLX I bought to work on a vintage sports car. Due to the Maverick pinch weld jack point locations, I added modified accessory SLX frame extensions that I use with magnetic pinch weld jack pads.

 

[sajohnson]

I just did an oil change and tire rotation on my Maverick. To get the front up, I had to jack it 2x, to get the 2 jackstands under the pinch welds. Then I had to lift it 2x again to get the jackstands out.

When I was under the truck, I had wish that Ford would have added something close to the motor mount on the subframe to support central jack point. Picture:

Anyway, I do have a Daytona floor jack and Harbor Freight does sell the cross beam for the foor jack, if I am to go the route you suggested.

But this would make me have to remove the cross beam if I don't need the feature or buy another floor jack..... decision... dicision..

How difficult is it to remove?

That aside, it doesn't hurt to have 2 jacks.

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