Using the factory jack : On the front there is a hook on the front of the lower control arms On the back place the jack under the axle tube below the leaf spring
under the car
beneath the vehicle
On a 1996 Ford Explorer : The vehicle jack is supposed to be behind the removable plastic panel , on the drivers side of the cargo area , near the liftgate
The tire jack is supposed to be under the carpeted lid in the floor of the cargo area along with a bag including the tools on a 2008 Ford Explorer
Under the axle tube directly below the leaf springs ( factory jack used with Explorer )
It should be the same as my 1995 Ford Explorer , there is a " hook " on the front of both lower control arms
On a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport : The wheel jack is in the cargo area , on the drivers side , behind a removable plastic panel ( the lug nut wrench is also stored there )
There should be a jack in the compartment behind the back seat.
It is in the passenger rear behind the jack on my 96
Behind a panel in the cargo compartment on the driver side.
On a 1999 Ford Explorer ( using the factory jack ) Front tire ( there are " hooks " on the front of the lower control arms ) Rear tire ( under the axle tube , below the leaf spring )