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Contact Hoist

On frame contact hoists, adapters are necessary to lift vehicle. The adapters must be placed at 4 contact points. Position adapters, so they are centered on contact area. All 4 contact points must contact adapters. See Ford Frame Contact Chart and Fig 1.

FRAME CONTACT POINTS CHART (1)

Model A B C D
Capri & Mustang 17.5 75.0 12.0 24.0
Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Mark VI 21.5 97.5 23.0 25.0
Continental, Cougar, Thunderbird 22.0 83.4 25.0 27.5
Town Car 21.5 100.5 23.0 25.0
Fairmont, Zephyr 20.7 82.5 15.8 17.4
LTD, Marquis 21.5 83.5 26.4 26.4
(1) Specifications in Inches.
Fig 1: Frame Contact Points
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