You 2 are just showin off now.

I need to rotate the diff downward, based on my angle measurements. I have about 1 1/4" of useful space to cut on before I feel like I'll be compromising the integrity of the trailing arm bracket. I follow both of ya'lls cipherin, and I can't figure out if ya'll think I should or shouldn't. But if nobody tries it, we'll never know if this fixes the issue...

Fasteddy's advice is occasionally sound...