How to SAFELY Jack Up Your S197 Mustang

[@Large_Sarge]

Thank you. Just got my 09 GT. I didn't want to mess anything up. Great video!

[@JoshuaLTRyan]

Same.

[@HPX584]

have you tried jacking up the front or rear?

[@AnthonyWrenn]

The user manual for my 2005 says not to use the pumpkin to lift the vehicle! So is that different for the other years of s197?

[@stephenmitchell9024]

Thank you. Right to the point and answer all the questions. Excellent video.

[@thracian2072]

He advises using the K member as a jacking point, but on some Mustang forums it's advised precisely against using the tail end of the k member because it can warp and distort. I've gotten nothing but mixed messages reading and viewing different articles and videos.

[@cjponyparts]

There is no issue using the center of the K member to jack it up, if you use the outward edges you can possibly damage them.

[@thracian2072]

@@cjponyparts That should have been made clearer during the video presentation.

[@sergiomurillo9930]

You guys should do a video like this for the 99-04 New Edges

[@cjponyparts]

We have a video on the fox body coming soon, locations for 94-04 will be indentical.

[@Hardwaretuned]

@@cjponyparts bill btw I have the bmr aftermarket radiator support without the sway bar and I jacked the car up from that and it ended up bending…..

[@TheNukaColaQuantum]

Page 189 of the manual says "Never use the rear differential as a jacking point" But this video says it's ok? I'm not sure which one to believe now.

[@AutoYoung]

Just take your car to the dealer or someone else and let them work on it then...

[@TheNukaColaQuantum]

@@AutoYoung Just an update I have tried the method in the video and realized it's just so people don't screw up their diff cover by using the rear diff as a jack point. Also no, I got burned once by a mechanic and out of sheer spite I have only ever worked on my own cars since then, and with great success, I only go to get tires changed at this point.

[@bcc5701]

@@TheNukaColaQuantum yep, for example my 13 GT500 has a diff cooler and cooler lines all over the cover so you gotta be real careful but totally fine to do

[@senengonzalez3338]

But in the owners manual said that never you do that, lift your car from the diff

[@erbmcgerkin7564]

I agree completely with you. The owners Guide specifically states the rear differential NEVER should be used as a jacking point, yet this video and multiple others on UTube are instructing their viewers that's its a safe procedure when actually it's clearly very dangerous!

[@bcc5701]

@@erbmcgerkin7564 it’s due to the potential to damage the diff cover seal if you don’t place the jack or use some sort of jacking pad to prevent slipping

[@elqueso5312]

I just jack it up by the transmission😊

[@upperccutt]

How am i gonna change panhard bar ??,you have to drop rear end ,I dont have a lift

[@SpaceFoxAD]

Pinch welds will probably be ok enough, its not the end of the world if you need to use them

[@madjackmadjack]

If you don't know, he's talking about Harbor Freight. HF makes cheap tools that generally work fine, but never buy anything from there that can actually kill you, so that'd include jack stands and strut compressors.

[@willkeen5010]

Great video guys. Now for my S550, since it has an IRS, where do you suggest? Maybe a future video idea.

[@cjponyparts]

We did one on the S550 a few years back.

[@chrisreynolds6152]

So it's a "no" to using the pumpkin to jack up a s550?

[@LibertyOrDeath87]

Thank you, I like to do my own oil and this is the first time I’ve had a vehicle doing my own where it wasn’t high enough by default lol. So if I just chalk the rear wheels, use the jack stands and keep the jack in place in front I should be good right? Have this irrational fear of shit failing lol

[@warriorsmustang1784]

All I do for oil changes is drive up onto a set of Harbor freight ramps and chalk the rear wheels. It's plenty of height to get to the drain plug and filter. It's much faster than jacking it up

[@joemanfredi6267]

What are good jack stands that you would suggest? The comment about ones failing have me worried I own that kind lol

[@cjponyparts]

There was an issue a few years back with some Harbor Freight jackstands being recalled for failing, that is what I was referring to. Most major brands like big red, sunex, performance tool, etc make good ones.

[@joemanfredi6267]

@@cjponyparts whew! Never cheaped out with harbor freight Jack's or stands. Thanks for the info

[@AutoYoung]

😑😑😑

[@ChaoticDestiny1]

I was worried too. He never mentioned which jack stands had issues with failing. Im like ok....do I have them. I believe mine are ac delco 2.5 ton

[@Helljumper7200]

@@cjponyparts Are black jack stands from Walmart good?

[@bozone9564]

Where should i place the pads of a 2 post garage lift?

[@brianjay12]

so helpful thank you for making the paranoia go away 😅

[@61fordf2504x4]

Seen the unibodys crunch putting a jack under the rear of the K member. Definitely wouldn't do that

[@ghostlightning9434]

@cjponyparts take out the carpet !!!! and replace of the 13-14 !!

[@eliarhernandez2769]

Amazing video

[@mannycruz1320]

Is that a 3 ton jack

[@erbmcgerkin7564]

The Mustang Owner's Guide specifically states NEVER use the rear differential as a jacking point! The gentleman in this video is advising people to jack up the rear end of a Mustang by using the rear differential. Its dangerous and the incorrect procedure. Reference-2008 Mustang Owners Guide; (Roadside Emergencies) page 200 2nd paragraph. There are multiple instructional videos on UTube giving incorrect and dangerous advice by telling viewers to use the rear differential as a jacking point. The rear differential is not part of the frame of a vehicle therefore it should not be used as a jacking point or serious injury could occur.

[@torquesoftware]

It's because you could mess up the cover. Everybody and their mother has been using pumpkins to get the rear up, since forever.

[@joejoemartinez6059]

@@torquesoftware so its safe?

[@torquesoftware]

@@joejoemartinez6059 of course. Especially if it's like a 8.8 Ford. Just stay off the cover.

[@bcc5701]

@@joejoemartinez6059 yeah just use a rubber pad to keep the jack from slipping on the pumpkin. People have placed them badly and had the arm slip and wreck the diff cover seal

[@josemarquez86]

Link to parts at 2:43?