Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Wow!
Just put Michelins on one last spring-good for 70k they say. We'll see. Newer one is due, so might be a fun option. Are they noisy? Yours aren't on yet but assuming you looked at reviews etc....

 

You read my mind! Initially I was planning on it, but was going to ask here first if it was worth it or I should just wait to see if I had any vibration. To that end does anyone in the MKE/Racine area have the tools? I was just gonna spin up an installation tool at work if not.

 

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Everyone should have one of these in the toolbox
https://www.menards.com/main/hardwa...-splitter-2-piece/2445294/p-1444428079784.htm

 

Agreed, I figure the whole process will take an afternoon-ish. Maybe a bit longer with a few beers and just enjoying the process depending on the weather.

 

Might as well long as everything is pulled apart.

I have the removal tool. I can bring it tomorrow if your joining. Just keep it until you're done and then I'll get it from you at some point.

 

Sounds good. See you tomorrow. Excited to see the supercharger and rear suspension in action.

 

Everybody is in such a hurry when installing these things. Savor the experience, smell the flowers…what’s the rush? I took two whole days to do my 4runner. Don’t sell yourself short on the experience @Camerasandcoffee.

 

I def wasn’t in a hurry.. it’s just not that difficult lol

 

I’m imagining a driveway tech day. With jstemp as a supervisor beating the drum, he could probably get 5 or 6 of us at once to finish the ECGS bearing, in an hour flat!

 

A turtle does not find walking down a slight incline difficult…yet it goes slowly.

What Im saying is that Im slow as molasses.

 

I've seen full suspensions knocked out in under 2 hours, I've seen one truck take 3 months to put a suspension on

My second ever mod day with the STL crowd, I think we did four complete suspensions on four 4Runners simultaneously. Two in the shed and two in the driveway. Had like 12 guys just going at it and still had other people looming around drooling on trucks, talking shit, and ordering pizza. And if memory serves two tacos got lighting upgrades On the same day as well.

 

I actually just watched a vijeo of a mechanic installing the ECGS bushing in 30 minutes. Granted he already had the truck on the lift.
Speaking of, does anyone have a recommendation for taller jack stands?

It's not too difficult once you know the process. Definitely easier than replacing the wheel bearing on my wife's Patriot. That required a 25 min trip to work to use a hydraulic press and a ton of time fixturing it up.

 

Chrysler wheel bearings, steering knuckles, and pretty much anything associated with their IFS is just freaking awful

As far as jack stands go... Not harbor freight

 

If you want real jack stands... These suckers will hold a bus

 

I got a set similar to these with a pass through safety pin. That’s nice to have.

 

Or a clapped out 4runner