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where to jack up the rear end

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I will be putting on a rear differential brace tomorrow. This will be the first time I get my '21 ExST up in the air. Pretty excited to start beefing this thing up. I have ramps to drive the front up onto but I just want to make sure it is ok to jack up the rear end under the differential. Then ofc I will use jack stands and remove the jack so I can put the ID Speed rear diff brace on. So...yeah, just making sure it's ok to jack it up there...? Thanks
 

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Yep, just fine to do that. Could do it by the subframe too.
 

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You don’t need the front up at all to do anything you mentioned. Just drive the rear up on ramps and add the new parts. Use a floor jack under the diff to gently move it while you add the main bolt for the brace if it doesn’t drop right in.
 

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ok great right on, thanks people. will post pics.
 



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