my cabover fits (barely) in an 8 foot door.
ya jack the thing up under the axle. most old truck used a screw type jack that worked and looked like a house jack. you COULD use hydraulic, like a bottle jack, but i would sure weld some sort of flat plate on the top of the jack to increase the area that contacts the axle, and run a few beads of weld on it to give it a rough surface to keep it in place. imagine that thing slipping off! then there's the spare tire thing. are ya really gonna wrestle a spare tire???? old guys used to do it, but had little choice. blow a rear? ease to the truck tire store. blow a steer? (tire that is----texas guys calm down) call road service. gonna change and fix yer own? FORGET IT!! unless you are and experianced tire repair dude. if a split rim lets go, you MIGHT get lucky and only lose a finger or hand. there's a few guys here that think nothing of handling split rims. ok. it's nothing to be done by a novice. 22.5 rims and tire are the best way to go if ya ask me. lighter weight, runs cooler, better milage, easier to find replacements in a pinch, and not as many problems finding somebody to change them.
probably more than ya wanted to know, but my medication is working pretty good today and i wanted to spend some quality time typing, so there ya go.
oh yeah. i got NO advise about how to handle yer woman. remember she knows where ya sleep, and where ya don't get to sleep. you could end up being a happy truck owner that chews his fingernails and screams at squirrels to get out of yer yard. it's one of those many tests life throws at you. my wife figures if i'm in the garage i ain't at the sports bar trying to be a sport.
MAN THAT WAS ALOT!!!!
