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Originally Posted by kev2809

went ahead and pulled the trailing arms out...Jesus that was a pain. they need to come out anyways since I bought new bushings for them...and will need to be painted.

however....how in the hell am I supposed to get the rivets on the brackets off? pulling the body off is an no go (it's a suburban)....and I can't get anything in there to cut them off. this looks like a nightmare....

This is another instance where the aftermarket parts are a benefit.

If re-using & flipping the original brackets, you're more than likely going to have to carefully drill & chisel them out. If going aftermarket? You can cut the majority of the bracket out of the way to have easier access for cutting & grinding out the rivets and/or what's left of the OG bracketry.

As for pinion angle, the working angle between the trans output u-joint & the rear differential u-joint needs to be between 0-1°.