AAL Install ?? How did you support the frame?

I am installing an OME 3" lift on my son's 07 DC TRD Prerunner.
I got the front suspension done without too much of a problem.
I started the rear AAL last night and had an issue. I jacked it up via the pumpkin/differential, Placed the jack stands on the frame about mid way of the rear door just before it makes the turn in the frame. When I lowered the jack to let everything rest on the jack stands, the tires came all the way back down to the floor. The tires are 275/70/16's.
The only idea I can think of is to take the tires off while the axle is jacked up high. I don't really want to do this for safety as well as maybe not having enough drop left to lower the axle to work on the springs.
Am I missing a concept or what did you do to get the AAL on?
The floor jack I am using has a 19 1/2 inch lift.
Thanks in advance,
Steve

 

Not sure if this is how everyone else did it but what I did was use jackstands to support the actual truck. I got the ones from harbor freight for a 6 ton and those had more than enough room to put me high enough up. Then I used the floor jack to raise and lower and basically hold the axel. I had an additional set of smaller 3 ton jackstands that I used to hold the axel in place but found them not really useful. It was easier just to use the floor jack and rotate as needed.

Oh 1 think that I also made sure and do was put my spare tire under the opposite side of the axel that I was working on, this way if anything happened it would not rip off the break lines or fall to far.

 

Many thanks for the suggestions/reassurance it needed to go much higher. The front conversion went so well I guess I was expecting to do the rear with 1 hand sitting on a stool
Steve

 

I ran in to the same false confidence. I did the front with another member on here and though the back would take an hour tops, then once I got in full on, I changed my mind lol.

Good luck on the install though, its worth the time it will look amazing!

 

x2...thats what we did

 

I jacked up the rear by the differential, removed the wheels, put jack stand under the axles at their lowest setting and let the truck down. Then I put a 4x4 under the trailer hitch and raised the body/frame to separate the springs from the axle.

 

I got the job completed yesterday. I to 6 pcs of 3/4 plywood 12" X 12" and stacked them together. I made one for each side. Rested the jack stands on top of them. Height came out a bit over 4". It worked out great

 

Good deal. I asked you in another thread what part of Alabama you are from?

 

I took the tires off when I needed to bring the axle to full droop to replace the shocks. Also, if you attempt to install the U-bolt flip kit, the U-bolts are much easier to wrench on without the tires in the way.