What is this for under stinger?

[notreallyme]

Hi, I am new to the forum. I joined because I was wondering if anyone knew what this under the car or what its for. On one side of the car is has a dent in it.

 

[NS_Stinger]

It is a jack point, an area you can safely raise the car from without damaging the sideskirts and underbody panels.

 

[Thomby]

And if you're using a floor jack that doesn't have a split to straddle the pinch weld, get one of those V-shaped or slotted adapters to keep from crushing the weld.

 

[notreallyme]

So a dent in it doesnt really doesnt matter then.

 

[Thomby]

So a dent in it doesnt really doesnt matter then.

The dent is a reminder to the owner that he (or the prior owner) did something silly. Plenty of cars with mangled pinch welds out there.

I guess if you really crush the thing to where the metal is buckled you might have to worry about corrosion/rust.

 

[NS_Stinger]

So a dent in it doesnt really doesnt matter then.

Are you talking about the 2 little notches in the pinch weld? If so those arent dents theyre like that right off the assembly line.

 

[Snicklefritz]

your supposed to slip the jack between those pinches.

 

[notreallyme]

No it has a third dent in it looks like from drop off a curb or something.

 

[notreallyme]

 

[Snicklefritz]

that isn't in the first picture. but my guess is that the jack was placed wrong. a drop off a curb that would bend that part of the frame would cause a lot more surrounding damage.

 

[Thomby]

Wood block behind it, hammer taps in front, or a vise oughta straighten it out.

 

[D.J.]

that isn't in the first picture. but my guess is that the jack was placed wrong. a drop off a curb that would bend that part of the frame would cause a lot more surrounding damage.

Lol.


That dent happened AFTER the first pic was taken... Was this planned?

 

[JSolo]

I'd leave it as is. Wouldn't want to fatigue the metal any more.

 

[Landshark]

And if you're using a floor jack that doesn't have a split to straddle the pinch weld, get one of those V-shaped or slotted adapters to keep from crushing the weld.

... or a hockey puck with a slit cut in it!

 

[NS_Stinger]

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Thats not going to harm anything and Id just leave it. Definitely looks like a shop raised the car a little further down the rocker than they should have. It has happened to many other members along with many who ended up with our sideskirts getting a dent in them.

 

[Volfy]

I've always just cut a piece of 2x4 to fit on my floor jack perch. Wood is soft enough the pinch weld will press its own groove on it. I just make sure to place it cross-grain to the pinch weld. Same thing works just as good on trucks with frame rails. Easy to replace if a piece gets used long enough. I've done this for probably over 35yrs.

 

[djerickd]

Part out

 

[Snicklefritz]

Part out

where is cowboy? is he looking for merlin?