Special tools

[cj847]

As I am getting older, weaker, and hopefully wiser, I find myself looking for tips, tricks, and tools to make the job easier. The purpose of this thread is for a log of innovative, homemade or store-bought tools to save my back. To start I am looking for an easy way to put wheels on my truck. I struggle to lift a wheel/tire combo up 2" while lining up the lugs. I've used levers, pipes etc to get by. But, I think someone out there is smarter than me and has an easy way. Please post up anything you have for this problem as well as other helpful tools. If this is duplicating a prior thread please post a link. Thanks.