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Originally Posted by Andrew I've usually done it with the driveshaft off, but you're right that you don't want to go hitting the rear of the shaft on the ground and over-stressing the donut. I generally remove it at the donut to avoid this. Again, if you get the car's rear way up in the air, you already have some relative angle, and need angle it less on the way out. It's not a big deal to remove the driveshaft at the donut; use a factory donut clamping tool (no not Homer Simpson) or a big hose clamp to compress it. Then the big bolts come out easily; otherwise it can be a struggle. Mark all your hardware, including nuts, bolt, and washers, and return them to the same orientation. Andrew