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So the kid calls me from work and says the truck tire is going out at the bottom... takes pics on his cell & tries to fix it enough to make it home. He did. And these are the pics.

So the question I have is... drumroll... is it possible to replace this without removing the SPRING?
The book says remove the Spring , but that means getting a spring compressor and flirting with serious injury, so asking if it's possible to do it w/out that dangerous part.

Thanks so much in advance! Already got the part ordered & will be a 'fun' way to spend the weekend. Have a way to do the press fit (or so the bf says) with access to a machine shop something-or-another, but it's really the spring I'm worried about.