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02-20-2024, 03:03 PM | #1 |
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40 Ford I-Beam Front Axle
Safe to jack car up at axle midpoint from a strength standpoint to install jack stands ?? Thanks. Kenny C.
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02-20-2024, 04:12 PM | #2 |
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Re: 40 Ford I-Beam Front Axle
Depends on the size of your jack and you getting it exactly in the center of the axle.
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02-20-2024, 04:20 PM | #3 |
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Re: 40 Ford I-Beam Front Axle
I use a floor jack at this point all the time. The front axle is plenty strong.
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02-20-2024, 05:36 PM | #4 | |
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Re: 40 Ford I-Beam Front Axle
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Where you need to be careful with these I-beam axles and their strength is concerned is when you go to tie-down a vehicle on a trailer, or to tow one or pull it out of a ditch with a rope or chain. When you TIE-on to a front axle, do it at a point adjacent to the perch pin, as that way you're pulling on the well-stabilized wishbone. Coop |
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02-20-2024, 06:18 PM | #6 |
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Here's a great thread that offers jacking solutions. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ight=jack+pads I did not drill any new holes in the frame. Pads are bolted using stock holes. Last edited by 19Fordy; 02-21-2024 at 07:57 PM. |
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