Using 2X4 instead of jacking rails

[DarkHorsePremium]

Greetings,
I don't have to use any wood to bring the front of the car up when I approach the ramps. My ramps have a very low slope, similar to race ramps. If I had a HP, lowering springs or an extra low splitter I'd probably have to use some wood to bring the front of the car up. I thought my STI was low until I got the Dark Horse. I couldn't imagine having a car lower than this. I wouldn't be able to drive around town. I already have to go super slow and angled on slopes and gutters. Even on my own driveway.

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[LouG]

You could manufacture them and resell as "Retro Jacking Rails".

Craftsman made. Genuine organic.
I have a brand name. Got Wood?

 

[LouG]

Greetings,
I don't have to use any wood to bring the front of the car up when I approach the ramps. My ramps have a very low slope, similar to race ramps. If I had a HP, lowering springs or an extra low splitter I'd probably have to use some wood to bring the front of the car up. I thought my STI was low until I got the Dark Horse. I couldn't imagine having a car lower than this. I wouldn't be able to drive around town. I already have to go super slow and angled on slopes and gutters. Even on my own driveway.

This is for the jacking points on the pinch seams.

 

[Starship Enterprise]

Been a ford engine tech for 32 years.
Laying a 2x4 across the lifting pad of a floor jack just to lift a mustang, the 2x4 would be plenty strong....

Heres a question for you in regards the ramps, do you have lowering springs on your mustang?

Thats what im curious about, how usable are ramps on a lowered car.
Will the front of the car hit the ramp before the front tires reach the resting point of the ramp...

We use to get some low musings in the shop where our low profile legs on the hoist wouldnt slide low under the car, they would hit.

We would need to drive all 4 tires onto a 2x4 to get some additional clearance.
Which can also be done with the ramps, but additional drama...

My 06 GT was lowered with an extended front splitter. I had to pull it up on a row of 2x4's to get it to angle up on to the ramps. It was a huge PIA. One time I pulled the car down from the ramp, the 2x4 slid and the corner of the splitter caught the ramp and bent it off the car. I stopped changing my own oil after that.

Also the car didn't fit on the alignment machine unless I completely removed the splitter...also a PIA.

This most likely also can be an issue with the new Mustangs if lowered and especially if a custom front splitter is added.

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