Been putting this one off...but since I have to wait for parts to arrive...might as well get it done....and I did.
Job is not all that bad, absolutely have to have an impact wrench to get those halfshaft nuts loose....wow. Had to let them soak for an hour before I could get them off.
Started on the right side. Even after getting the four nuts off, had to pry the halfshaft away from the diff. Removed the 4mm spacer, replaced with a 6.0mm spacer.
Had a bear of a time getting the halfshaft back onto the diff....finally got all four studs aligned and got one nut started, then the others.

Went to the left side...nuts had been soaking for two hours now....and still had one that said...nope!....broke for lunch.

Came back and the nut spun right off...and the driveshaft fell off of the diff. Had to catch the rear spindle/rotor/caliper....have I mentioned that that assembly is quite heavy...and I am just rotating it.
Anyways, removed the OEM 4mm spacer, replaced with a 7.5mm spacer. Had a bear of a time getting the driveshaft back onto the diff....but it finally slide on all the way. Got nuts started and torqued down.

Done.

Now I just need to finish the left front and off to the alignment shop....see how well my calculations were...which where based upon camber numbers from the last alignment...hope they were good.....
Will find-out.

Motor On!!

 

Out of curiosity, what makes it so hard to get the drive shaft back onto the diff? Is it just the weight of the whole assembly?

 

I had to do that several times, because the calculations just did not seem to work.

 

The difficulty is using one hand/arm to hold/push the rear spindle assembly while the other hand/arm is getting the driveshaft U-joint flange to go onto the four studs evenly, otherwise it gets jammed...take it off, try again. Of course laying on your side, limited access....you know...all the common issues.

Not wanting to hear that the calculations do not seem to work.

 

Well done....