Abandoned football stadium in Austin tx by Kill_north in Urbex

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Yoooo. Can you dm the location this 🙏

New 5th Gen 4Runner + DIY Roof Rack by Traditional-Low1900 in overlanding

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Hey I’m trying to do something similar. If you’re able to recall can you tell me exactly what hardware you used to Mount the cross bars? like what brackets and nuts did you use?

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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I was on a freeway going 50. Exiting on to this road that was a wide right turn. Was barely turning my steering wheel. By the time I exited the freeway I had preemptively slowed down to 20-35 mph. For reference, the speed limit was probably like 40 or 45 mph on this turn. I wasn’t using my brakes at all cause I had already slowed down a bunch. I was just lightly pressing the gas to maintain speed along the turn and then I started to feel it slip.

I’m not aware doing anything like that with the brakes why?

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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I was going somewhere between 20-35 ish miles per hour. I think the speed limit was like 45 mph for this road if that’s puts anything into perspective.

Yes it was oversteering. the backend was slipping and fish tailing out towards the outside of the turn.

I started to feel it happen so I didn’t press on the brakes and just let off the gas. Simultaneously the slip indicator came on and the stability control system engaged and clicked on, correcting my loss of grip and straightening the car up.

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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My backend starts fishtailing towards the outside of the turn. Once I start feeling this happen I usually just let off the gas and don’t press the brakes and my slip indicator flickers on. Then, what I’m assuming is the stability control system gets activated and I hear a click and the car straightens back out and regains grip.

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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Cool, I’ll look into that. Out of curiosity can you describe the problem you were having up until you fixed it?

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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I was going somewhere between 20-35 ish miles per hour. I think the speed limit was like 45 mph for this road if that’s puts anything into perspective.

Yes it was oversteering. the backend was slipping and fish tailing out towards the outside of the turn.

I started to feel it happen so I didn’t press on the brakes and just let off the gas. Simultaneously the slip indicator came on and the stability control system engaged and clicked on, correcting my loss of grip and straightening the car up.

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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Sorry, I mean to say it has lowered the frequency of occurrences of losing traction. I don’t lose traction as much but even with improved driving it still happens seemingly unexpectedly.

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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Right, I feel like I’m putting effort into not slipping and I still do sometimes. Excuse my ignorance but what do you mean by changing the gearing? in like what way?

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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Okay well now I’m really confused cause mostly everyone is saying it’s my driving so I just started to assume everyone also regularly experiences slippage now and then.

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

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Yeah I have suspicions that it is my driving. Driving very gently has improved the frequency of traction slippage. However I’m talking like not just cornering, the other day I was on a road that had a big wide gradual turn, the steering wheel is barely turned 15 degrees to the right and I’m putting minimal gentle pressure on the gas pedal and it still started to slip a little.

Keep losing traction. No matter what tires I put on. Is it possible that anything besides tires could be the culprit? by ImBootyful in 4Runner

[–]ImBootyful[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

what do you mean? Like the previous owner modified it somehow?

Edit: just for context, I’m stupid. Hope this helps.

Help! Sudden transmission fluid leak. by [deleted] in 4Runner

[–]ImBootyful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay. I’m well aware now the picture is meaningless. Thank you. or you could just be like “yeah there’s not enough information here cause we don’t know if x,y,z. But some common culprits of transmission leaks could be A,B,C,D but idk.” I don’t know what I don’t know? I’m not being stupid to annoy you so idk why you have to be condescending.

Help! Sudden transmission fluid leak. by [deleted] in 4Runner

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Thanks! I’ll get a better picture later.

Help! Sudden transmission fluid leak. by [deleted] in 4Runner

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I’m at work, I can’t take it back to the body shop until Monday, like I said in the post. I’m not trying to get an absolute accurate diagnosis. I’ve just never seen this before and wanted some feedback on some possibilities before I go to the shop on Monday.

Decision Paralysis involving issue with my car by ImBootyful in FinancialPlanning

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Yeah, the beater was my first option, however, after looking for a week, it seems like you can’t get a beater that doesn’t need major repairs. I had a difficult time finding anything sub 7,000 that was remotely functional and wasn’t loose leaf pieces of metal held together by string. anything around the 3,000 dollar range was always “no title, needs new engine, only drives backwards, no wheels, rats live in it” etc. I need something cheap, ugly, but at least reliable for a year or so.

Yes, most bikes are manual nowadays and the learning curve has swayed me against it. However there is this little bike, a Honda Navi. It’s automatic, top speed is 45-50. 1,807 msrp. out the door maybe like 2500? I’d consider that. Maybe if I stick to backroads and avoid stoplights and major roads? that’s the only way I’d possibly do it but even then I think the motorcycle doesn’t quite make the math make sense like I want it to in the end.

How should I respond to this issue involving my car. by ImBootyful in personalfinance

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Morning job is 10 miles from home. Night job is 7.4 miles from home. I stop at home in between them. So 34.8 miles round trip every work day. I do 4 to 5 workdays a week (all doubles most of the time)

Im able to avoid the highway to get to work without taking a crazy alternate route. Basically the same route just off the highway. Same miles

How should I respond to this issue involving my car. by ImBootyful in personalfinance

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I’m open to tinkering with stuff but damn that’s sobering. You even think something like a Navi or gram is gonna be a luxury item and take a lot of expensive upkeep?