Rear axle drop when car lifted.

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Not sure what my spring rates are, but the coil overs are what came with my stage 2 kit from Ride Tech for a 1st gen F-body. The shocks are single adjustable. I am trying to prevent the shocks from being completely unloaded when I lift/jack up the car. When this happens, the weight of the rear end is held by the unloaded shocks. Also, since the springs are completely unloaded as well, I have to be careful that they pop back into place as I place weight back onto the suspension. Since I am still in mock up/assembly stage, I placed the rear at ride-height and then used a rope on each side to secure the rear axle to the old rear snubber bolt hole and tied tightly. This prevents the axle from being able to drop. The straps mentioned earlier might be the answer.