That's actually what I did this evening to get by - I first lifted it by the rear axle, and took the tires off, then kept lifting enough to get the 28" stands under the frame rails at top height. Then let off the jack so the hubs are only like 10" off the ground.
That works for this chore but just annoying to have to remove the tires when I don't really need to for the job at hand, that's what got me thinking about it.
