Reply With QuoteWhen you say both wheels .. each side or each axle?
If each side .. don't bother with the handbrake.. it's totally ineffective at anything when vehicle is lifted fully from one side.
If each axle(ie front or rear) .. of course handbrake works fine when CDL locked.
I can't recall that you have axle diff locks fitted, but if you did, then handbrake would work if you had each axle diff lock locked too.
I'd worry about using those small cheapo ratchet straps on compressed springs too. Not that it will snap them .. but very high chance they may.
Springs do have a very strong force stored in them.
If you have std type springs(ie. not aftermarket long travel something-or-other types) and they don't really come out easily, you can use the cars jack to force the axle down a bit more against the chassis/body.
Note that worst case scenario if your springs don't come out easily is that you could release the trailing arm bolt at the front and let the axle drop even further again.
Then you'd use a jack to lift the axle to the right spot to get the bolt and bush lined up again to refit.
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