I think you're gonna be a bit stuck. I've only ever taken off the trailing arms with the whole sub frame removed. You could lower the differential by undoing the four bolts that hold it to the sub frame and the rear differential mount. Or remove the propshaft and the flex disc...

...of the those two options I'd do the propshaft and the flex discs. Those bolts on top of the differential are absolute %^%&%&8ing %%^%ds...

...and you'll have the added problem of holding up the sub frame if you do the diff drop.

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