That's the lifting rail for the battery that weighs ~1200lbs or so, not the 5000lb carOh yeah I am with you there. Having to lay under a car on Jackstands is never a great feeling. I just look at those pins and wonder where they were made. lol.
Great tips on the Sway bars too!. I was curious how those get installed. I assume both wheels have to be off and the front up in the air. I will attempt to slide it through as well since I'll be doing that sometime next week after the spring install.
So I ordered some of those little rubber cradle looking pads for Jack Stands. (See bottom of post) I also have a set of those hockey puck looking lifting pads for the Mach-e on the way as well. So if I'm correct I can jack the vehicle up with one of those pucks and then slide the jack stand with one of those rubber pads as close as possible to the Puck. The important thing is as long as it's somewhere on that rail and knowing the further away from the front the more it would tend to hold the entire side up which puts a lot more weight on the single jack stand.
I'm still baffled by that reinforced section not being able to support sitting on a jackstand. It appears the Lifting Rail is welded right into it and look how thick that thing is..
Jack Stand Pads: https://www.amazon.com/TONDA-Universal-Rubber-Adapter-Protector/dp/B0BG1H2BVR/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1FOWRZRD5UO2P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qYZZLfQ58Oob_QS-qRu2oDKzb6GwiCTunaugUPCDUdv46Ob2ij6-Qm-5iJug5aMjHvggKywkp9pkxsWwy1q8QEkqHridI00r1if5ynY_6b3i1DY1u8_bgI7zBAV90ChpiCi-JsHi04-b603iVfOAl0vHGa_7l7-55-kkLjS-_OypSBrzRnaW_oqUiDbOdt0Qr-f-bHbLB0I90k8fR-JbOO_vEZHqdUzuoVvPrgSJy0eXuq-s20eyuoti5IaObXBFJHLhKpFgTzWgPR198xE8cUsfqqQma8eXR64UMe2bI3c.hVzmOQdwKO-yjAbgF85DMJeEjQK9XlZMiFOQeJzCrt4&dib_tag=se&keywords=jack+stand+pads&qid=1713969843&sprefix=jack+stand+pads,aps,139&sr=8-5&th=1
That lower knuckle bolt was giving me a fit. I am swapping in the new Eibach bump stops and then putting the rear shock back in and will start on the driver's side. Hopefully, that side will go faster now that I picked up a few tips.
You have the GTPE wheels, but you list you have a GT in your profile. Can you clarify if you have the GTPE or not? Thanks!All done. Thanks again to Mark for helping me when I got stuck on the rear springs and for editing this pic.
I took a very short drive and whoa! Definitely the stiffness from the stock springs is way reduced. The ride still has a familiar feel to it but definitely the intensity is dialed back. Can’t wait to get the sway bars on and drive it more.
and the rear is very difficult when you don't have the correct orientation!. A one man job didn't help but I got it done!.Hi, it took me forever to find a description like what I’m experiencing. Thank you for this!
Hey Calvin, glad to hear the install went well. You must have some high speed bumps for them to break your mud flaps or you went over them kind of fast? There are quite a few speed bumps in our shopping center parking lots and haven’t had that issue yet. I don’t think we have the same mud flaps though. I have the AOSK ones.Alright. I did it. Just the springs and it dulls the road imperfections significantly but you still feel it. Big bumps also feel much better. We still need to test a few more in our area.
Springs seem to still be settling as I drove through bumps in a parking lot yesterday with no problem. But today in the same lot, after the front tires go over the bumper, the car touch the bump twice on two different kinds of bumps. It actually broke my mud flaps lol.
The bottom looks fine but I am realizing how much closer those battery rails are to the floor. The back is still high enough to not hit anything.
I am in the testing phase before conclusion, but I did sway bars at the same time. I can tell you, everyone should do the sway bars. Period.Alright. I did it. Just the springs and it dulls the road imperfections significantly but you still feel it. Big bumps also feel much better. We still need to test a few more in our area.
Springs seem to still be settling as I drove through bumps in a parking lot yesterday with no problem. But today in the same lot, after the front tires go over the bumper, the car touch the bump twice on two different kinds of bumps. It actually broke my mud flaps lol.
The bottom looks fine but I am realizing how much closer those battery rails are to the floor. The back is still high enough to not hit anything.
I thought at first "hmm, we will see" as I drove in a straight line when I first got them on. No noticeable difference right off the bat. Then I took a hard left with speed as I entered the on ramp to the highway and felt like the car did not budge and stayed very planted. No lean.
