Sideskirt/Tires
 

I'm new to this forum, so I beg your pardon if I sound a tad noob-ish or otherwise new to Mustangs and such. Anyhow, I recenelty acquired a 2003 Roush clone. It came with side the Roush side skirts and I believe Cobra-R nose piece. In the (unfortunate) event of a flat tire, I do have the spare with jack and wrench in the trunk. I understand that the car can not simply be jacked with the side skirts on. I included a 7mm socket with wrench so I can remove the side skirts in the event of a flat tire. I also believe there to be little threaded screws made of a hard plastic material that can be removed as well. My question is, what ELSE would need to be removed in event of a flat tire?

I asume you mean that since the Roush skirts are so low, you cannot get the jack under the car to replace the flat? Becuase you can jack the car up without removing the side skirts. You can place the jack on the metal seam that the side skirts mount to under the car. To remove the side skirts all you need to do is remove the plastic fasteners on the underside of the skirts, they just pull out. Remove the screws on each end of the side skirts, mine are phillips head screws yours may be different. Remove the moulding strip on top of the side skirts which you can see when you open the door, says Mustang on it and it just pulls up. Then the only thing holding the skirts on is a few clips on the back side and you just pull the side skirts outward to dislodge them. I don't have the Roush skirts so it may be a little different. Practice it and you'll be fine.

Yes, that is exactly the situation I was referring. I understand how to take the skirts off, I just am not sure how you actually get the jack underneath the car with the skirts. I am forced to assume you can place it near the wheel well and get it beneath the vehicle in that manner. Is that partially correct?

If the car is too low, and I have plenty of experience with this, you need some wooden blocks and a low profile jack. My car is pretty low. I have a U.S. General 2-ton aluminum jack that has a minimum 3" lift and it won't fit anywhere under the front of my car. I have some wooden rams that I made to drive the car up onto and I have plenty of wooden blocks around the garage to help out. Of course if you have a flat somewhere other than your house, they wouldn't help much. You can lift the car by the front A-arms, the K-member, the metal seam by the sideskirts, the rear axel or differential, and a few places on the unibody. I would ditch the stock jack that the car comes with and replace it with a good low profile jack.

Could you direct me to some low profile jacks? I just measured; I sit about 5" in the front and roughly 4.5" on the side skirts. Sorry if I'm filled with questions here...

This is the low profile jack I got. I think it may be the same one 01fr500 mentioned, but not sure.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92782

Works great. I still have to pull my car up on a 2x4 to get it under the front of the car, but fits under the rear without a problem; it's about half an inch under the gas tank, so it's tight fit lol.

Yeah I have the same jack, they have it at a really good price now. I got mine when they were still $200 and it's been about a year without any problem, if it broke now and I couldn't replace the seals I'd but it again.

You can get away with a cheaper 1.5 ton low profile jack but I didn't feel comfortable with them. This particular two ton jack has dual pumps so it lifts quicker with less handle movement and causes less stress on the seals. Harbour Freight has jacks that are just as good as any. You may not need an aluminum jack though. I got an aluminum jack because I need to carry it around with me to racing events and a 110lb steel jack is a PITA to carry around, the listed jack is only 45lbs. You'd think Sears has good jacks but you'd be wrong. I have read numerous reports on leaking seals in all of thier jacks, and they only have a one year warranty.