I have wheel dollies to prevent flat spotting. What are the best jacking points for my base 67? I am guessing the center section of the rear for the back?? How about the front? Need to get the wheels about 6 inches off the ground to get the dollies under them.
The glove box book shows where the jack points are. None are on the front or back. Sorry I don’t have a book handy.
A thought here. car sitting on tires… used to be a big deal way back in the days of bias tires, not radials.
Now, if your worried still, then supporting the car by its suspension would be best. Stands under the rear axle tubes. Front, well support under front lower arms hanging or under the strut rod nut/bolts at the arm.
The curved type dollies support a tire with a larger surface, so flat spotting would be less. In the 30 + years of Cat ownership, never had an issue with this.
I’ve used the original bumper jack at both front and rear.
If I just want to change a tire, clean a wheel, etc., I put a floor jack under the lower A-arm and the rear spring bracket plate.
Since I drive the car several times per week I don’t worry about flat spots on the tires.
Rick
Cougars didn’t get bumper jacks (at least 67-70)… kinda like pulling a cat by the tail! LOL
The original jack is a scissor jack on mine. Bumper jacks came along in 1974 with the bigger Cougars.
…starting about the time of those behemoth shock absorbing bumpers in 73/74. Funny how 5 mph impact was so important back in the day, yet todays cars can’t handle any impact without requiring a whole new front or rear panel and paint.
I bought a slotted rubber disc attachment for my floor jack that fits over the pinch weld at the factory specified locations for the scissors jack. Works great for a quick wheel change.
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Cougar_Bill
I just checked my owners manual, sure enough it only shows a screw jack.
However, my car was bought new by my Dad and had been in the family the entilre time, I’m the second owner. It came with a bumper jack, not a screw jack, that fits nicely in a space on the bumpers right next to the bumper mount.
So you may say that '67 Cougars were not intended to have bumper jacks but to say that they didn’t have them would be false.
Rick.
Well if someone put yours in the trunk fine but none came that way from the factory.
If you look on the underneath side of the trunk lid there should be a sticker showing how the jack and spare tire are stowed. That illustration shows the screw jack.
Lots of people preferred the bumper jack as it is far easier to use. Full size cars often came with them. It’s not surprising that some one put one in the trunk. It was a cheap salvage yard item since so many cars came with them.
I don’t think a Cougar bumper is going to hold the weight of the car. Mine are more decorative than functional.