not a problem.
you either .....use your foot to hold the tire up some while lining up a
bolt hole or two ( your real goal at first it to just get the first one
started..
then you rotate the wheel a little and another hold will line up. but
that wheel bolt in ,
then the 3rd one is easy ..
then just tighten those a little and it'll pull all the bolt holes into
alignment.

also ..with the wheel/tire just a little off the ground ( not like say 4
inches..more like 1  1/2 ) ..then you just rotate the hub and one hold
lines up ..
then proceed as above.
I'm sure you two guys could figure this out !  .lol.
scott

On 8/28/2012 7:28 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of
> older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a
> tow truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man.
>
> "I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he
> said.
>
> I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy
> tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift
> and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He
> provided that third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>