Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Edited to be more inclusive.


Happy Thanksgiving, Brian!

 

I agree.

 

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Thanks James! Brian, you'd have had to see my post a few pages back to know that I'm deathly allergic to poultry and I enjoy a delicious pork roast on Thanksgiving. I was not disappointed this year. Yum.

I got to do a good deed for a fellow first time Toyota owner this morning and I have you guys to thank for it, in particular the 4Runner guys. Somebody contacted me on Craigslist about my off-road wheels and tires yesterday and I said come on by today. He came from the Oconomowoc area and was ready to hand over the cash as soon as he saw the goods, before I even got a good look at what he was driving. He had an older 4th gen 4Runner. I told him I didn't think my 16" wheels would work on it because it had bigger front brakes than the Tacos. I only know this from BS'ing with you nerds. So, he was disappointed and I didn't make the sale, but if I hadn't picked up that nugget of knowledge from you guys, he would have had a lot worse day when he got back home and tried to put them on. He was very appreciative.

Thanks fellas!

 

I hate to say this, but some of the 4th gens came with 16's, depending on trim. There were also 2 different front brake setups. I learned this the hard way when I bought the wrong size rotors the first time I replaced them.

Might be worth checking. If his came with 17's, good chance he has the big brakes. The caliper will be etched 13WG or 13WL, but I can't remember which was which. I think "WG" was the big ones, but I'd have to check to be sure.

 

Yeah, I wasn't certain about the 4th gens, but he had 17s on it and I offered to grab my floor jack and pop one off to check. We did and the 16 would not go on.

 

Nice! Good call checking it out! I'll bet he appreciated it.

 

I was shopping for Thanksgiving turkey but this was the closest I could find!

 

That he should be let out of taco jail

 

And now I know more about 4th gen 4Runner brake setups. Thanks!

 

I doubt he got a perma-ban. He has taken a few breaks from here. He might pop back in one of these days. Hopefully he's having fun in the meantime.

 

I hope so, he’s a good person.

 

Didn't he say he got banned on all but the up north channel?

 

Not sure. I don't recall that. He just said he got banned again.

 

He does tend to say things a bit more directly than the powers that be would prefer.

 

Shockingly I've only noticeably been trailed by moderators a couple times.
A little surprised I'm still here.

 

Have you spent much time on the ice?
Standing in the middle of a lake ice fishing when you hear an entire wall shift or shoreline pop.
Another pucker factor to go along with black bear and roll factor. lol

Some friends and I tossed a canoe onto an almost loose berg. chopped it off the rest of the way, hopped on, and floated a couple miles down river on it.

Dumb kids!

 

That would've made for a good video. Good thing there wasn't cameras everywhere, then.

I should've added that the berg started out big enough for the canoe and 3 guys to walk around on. 8x10 maybe.
We rode it until it melted to the point we had to jump in the canoe. lol
Good times!