Jacking points for 2WD front end...
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Jacking points for 2WD front end...
In the manual and the service manual a couple of suggestions are made, none of them on the frame. In fact the frame is a bit hard to get to in front. I need to jack up the front, both sides, off the ground, to work on the suspension. How are people doing this?
The jacking points from Ford are: the pin on the twin I-beam to change tires, near the back of the radius arm for above ground lifts, and near the front of the radius arm for in ground lifts. None of those will allow the suspension to droop.
The jacking points from Ford are: the pin on the twin I-beam to change tires, near the back of the radius arm for above ground lifts, and near the front of the radius arm for in ground lifts. None of those will allow the suspension to droop.
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I more or less figured out what you have to do. The frame is accessible right up front just behind the bumper. I jacked it under the radius arms, then blocked it under the frame by the bumper. Then you can let the jacks down and the suspension droops. Ford must not call out the front locations because you are never going to reach them with a lift. There is nothing going across the truck that I would trust.
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