The SR Performance Jacking Rails that we have here are currently one of the most affordable options
for all 2015 and newer Fastback owners who might be looking to add an easy-to-install jack point
and one that does add a little bit more chassis strength in the process.
Materials are going to combine a very strong box steel design, along with a black powder coat all
for right around 100 bucks for the pair. Now, installation really isn't too difficult here,
guys. So, figure a solid one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter.
And I would say at least 45 minutes or so, maybe a little bit less to get in place. But
if you hang with me for a bit, we'll walk you through that job later in the video.
So, jacking rails are one of those parts that's not going to make your car any faster or look
better, but rather it's going to be a huge convenience addition. And what I mean by that
is in stock form, the pinch weld is really only suitable for jacking in two locations,
one in the front and one in the rear. And while that might be fine for most,
the reality is putting a jack or lift arm under these designated areas time and time
again can really mess up the underside of the side skirt in the pinch weld itself.
Furthermore, if you wanted to swap out the wheels on your car, you would first have to
jack up the front then the rear, which again, I know isn't that big of a deal,
but that's where the jack rails come in the play. Now, once installed,
the jacking rails essentially turns the entire pinch weld into one enormous jacking point. So,
front and rear spots are a lot easier to hit. But on top of that, you can also put the jack right in
the middle and get both wheels off the ground with a single jack and do so without damaging the weld
or the bottom portion of your side skirt. Now, both driver and passenger side rails are made from
tough box steel, which is going to bolt to the underside of your car using the included hardware,
and just basically, bolster the entire length of that pinch weld while giving you plenty of real
estate to put your jack or lift arm. And because of how these things mount to the underside of the
chassis, they also increase your structural rigidity ever so slightly kind of similar to
what a subframe connector would do on some of the older Mustangs. Again, you will be receiving two
rails for right around 100 bucks for the pair. And they both have been finished off in a tough flat
black powder coat to help keep that steel looking good and prevent any corrosion over the years.
Now, one thing I do want to point out here gang is that these things are only designed
to work work with Fastback S550s out there and not convertibles. And this is just simply due to
the extra bracing on those convertibles that will not allow you to bolt these things up properly.
But now, we want to show you just how easy it is to get these in place. And again, no drilling,
no welding, no permanent modification is needed. You're simply going to use
some existing holes found underneath your car, along with the brand new hardware that SR kicks
in to secure them to the chassis. But to give you a better idea of how it will all go down,
check out our detailed walkthrough and tool breakdown right now.
Tools used for this installation include a cordless ratchet or impact, 15-millimeter
deep socket, and a 14-millimeter deep socket. Getting started, you need to lift and support
your vehicle safely. Now, we have our Mustang currently on our two-post lift, but if you're
doing this at home with jack and jack stands, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.
Because of the location of the SR Performance Jacking Rails, you want to be strategic where
you place your jack and jack stands. So, we'll show you where exactly to put those right now.
Now, your rearmost jacking point on the S550 is going to be completely fine. As you can see,
that's where we have the pad now with our lift. Now, up front, on the other hand, typically, you'd
want to jack and support somewhere in this region, that might interfere with your installation. So,
what I recommend is just going through the front subframe and supporting the vehicle there. Our
SR Performance Jacking Rails are going to install using these two holes right here,
one of which is occupied by a 15-millimeter bolt. So, we're going to start by removing that now.
Next step, we have to remove these two, 15-millimeter bolts using again,
our 15-millimeter socket, and a cordless impact.
All right. With all of our factory bolts removed, we can now grab
our driver side SR Performance Jacking Rail and get ready to install it. Now,
I should note that the driver's side is a little bit longer, never a bad idea just to hold it up,
match up the holes first before you start securing your hardware. I do also want to point out that
one bolt hole that is used for this installation does not get occupied by a factory bolt,
so depending on your climate, if you live in the northeast, you drive your car all the time,
you might get a little corrosion in that hole. If you have a 10 by 1.5 tap, probably not a bad idea
to run those threads clean and make sure you're not going to encounter any problems.
But that being said, we've got our rail, we got our included hardware, let's get it in place.
As always, great idea to start the bolt first with your hand
before going back and hammer it home with your impact.
Repeat that process with the next hole.
Now, these new included bolts, by the way, are going to incorporate a 14-millimeter deep
socket that we're using now. And repeat that process for the two bolts up front.
All right. With all of our bolts in place and hand tightened, now you can grab your
cordless impact or ratchet and go ahead and tighten everything down.
With our driver's side knocked out, we're just gonna repeat that process
on our passenger side, starting with our rear 15-millimeter bolt.
All right. With that last bolt tightened up, our installation is complete.
Hey, we hope you enjoyed this review and install of the SR Performance
Jacking Rails available for your 2015 and newer Fastback Mustang at home.
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