I have the luxury of multiple jacks, so i can lift via the jack plates. still use hockey pucks in there too, I keep a pile of pucks in the shop for all these sort of jobs! I also dont lift the truck any higher than i have to to get the job at hand done! Ive used the diff to raise the truck in the past, Always used a puck or a small block of wood!

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2003 X5 3.0i (02/2003) sport package, Sapphire black metallic / Black Dakota Sport seats. compass mirror retrofit, trailer hitch retrofit, Prodigy P2 trailer brake controller installed, PDC retrofit, Lumbar support retrofit. heated rear seats retrofitted. Running boards retrofitted and subwoofer install in progress. 4.8is Brakes installed front and back. Bluetooth TCU installed, Rear Fog lights installed. Retrofitted reclining rear seat backs.