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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Todd in KS" data-source="post: 1578280" data-attributes="member: 37408">Thanks for the answers guys.  When trying to get the whole rear off the ground I have always lifted on the diff no matter what vehicle it was.  Those big cast iron pieces are quite strong.  And yes, I always put stands under there as soon as it is high enough.  It takes a lot more lift to to hang the suspension.  It just kind of surprised me that it was specifically mentioned.  Every other manual I have seen says where to jack it up by with a general caveat "anywhere else can cause damage" but nothing as specific.Side note - I just had to retire the first floor jack I bought back when cars still had crank windows.  It finally bent an axle on a concrete groove trying to lift my wife's Tahoe.  The ol' gal lifted many many vehicles over the years.</blockquote>