I bash my axle tubes on rocks all the time. I also jack right from the center of the diff a lot. Hell you can drill a hole in your front axle tube if you want (ok well I wouldnt). Its dry past the diff. (seals are in the diff) You can also jack from under the lower control arm brackets usually. The bumper is made of tin foil I think. KH
I have read not to place the jack under the axel tubes and I have bent
> the front bumper so ware is the lift point on the front
Unless you have some sort of reinforcement, I wouldn't jack your vehicle from the center pumpkin. The leverage on the axle tubes is too great and you could bend them enough to cause future trouble, especially if you have a d35c, which has smaller tubes than the d44. Try the spring perches (is that the right term?) and the control arm attach points (whatever they're called) in the front. TJim
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