Way way back when I did mine, I raised the back of the truck, placed to jack stands under the frame rails at the back, loosened the leaf spring axle U bolts. This allowed a pretty easy lift of the torque tube all the way up to the bottom of the cab and as Hotrod Lincoln suggested, placed a 2x4 in the frame rail to support the torque tube during its high position.


Craig

My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear
My truck ....... Respect The Rust
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