jack stand placements for rear lift.

[90seven]

Is the receiver strong enough?

[Howie]

That'll work, but I usually just put the floor jack under the rear diff, lift the car, then put the jack stands under the frame on both sides.

[90seven]

That's the problem I was facing. If I did place the stands on the axle I wouldn't be able to lower the axel enough to remove the coils. Or was there another way to do this?

 

I ended up just placing two stands under the receiver and then lowering the axle.

 

The struts were such a pain. I don't think I want the spacers anymore.

Edited March 11, 2013 by 90seven

[90seven]

Just realized I can't even spell axle right.

[Howie]

I just used the diff to raise the car, then placed the jack stands under the frame rails (well, it's technically not really the frame since it's a unibody, but you can clearly see the frame rail equivalent), so the rear axle drops down like you said. I think you were fine using the receiver, though, since it's bolted to the frame.