i plan on taking the rear end out as it has gotten rusty as hell over time

but im paranoid im going to **** the chassis some how
where should a lift and support the car from to remove the rear end?

and any quick tips anyone has about dropping it out that could save me some time please add

 

Put the jacks forward of where the rear control arms mount to the rear subframe rails.

Easy to see, just follow it from where the control arms mount to.

AS far as dropping it, its easy as pie.

Disconnect brakes and plug the line(unless u want to rebleed the whole system master cylinder included)

Than undo the emergency brake cables and driveshaft and torque arm bolts.

Then unbolt the shocks and than the control arms with the rear suspended.

Should be a pretty quick job

later
Jeremy

 

so toward the front of the arms about where rear door jamb is would be ok?

also the motor is out will there bee a teetering sp? problem?
the rear of this thing is prolly heavier than the front right now

and i also have another posi rear im pulling soon out of a donor car *(the one that gave me the l69)
im robbing the calipers off of it for my trans am but other than that i plan to sell it
if anyone is interested let me know and name a price

 

Right where he mentioned is perfect, won't teeter at all. I just did this swap last weekend...took out 2.77's and put in 3.42's...
You might want to have another jack sitting under the rear end as well, so when it drops, it doesn't drop to the floor, then you can slowly lower it and roll it right out.

Go here for a few pics. Not very detailed, but I think you might get to see the jack stands...

RearEnd Drop

Good luck...

 

when i did my rear swap a while back i set the jacks in teh same position everyone else mentioned above, however i only jacked the car enough so that the axle was still resting on the ground, i remove the brakes from the axle but left it all in tact to the calipers. after the torque arm and driveshaft were removed, and i dropped all teh suspension components, the axle rolled right out.

 

ok we got it done
it didnt take very long at all
involved alot less work than i thought it would
thanx for the help guys will post pics when i get mine done and painted

 

hey anyone ever use evapo-rust?
i was wondering if it would work good i bought a bottle to soak the calipers in before i paint them

if it does anything it claims it will save me a good deal of time

also if you have used it do you have to clean (soap and water) the surface after submersing before you paint?

thanks guys gonna get this thing back to new looking and order all the poly bushings