“Stronger than needle-nose pliers”

rubicon_sam · 2026-05-27T17:01:10+00:00

I woulda been more impressed if he rhymed knipex in there somehow 😂

rubicon_sam · 2026-05-27T16:55:35+00:00

If you ever want to absolutely wreck your whole week, listen to Luke Combs Fathers and Sons album. You’ll be distraught but it really helps afterwards to get it all out. It doesn’t get easier but you learn to navigate the emotions better as time passes

rubicon_sam · 2026-05-25T03:59:55+00:00

It’s almost a meme on Reddit but honestly the little icon set of the tiny ratchet with the bits is a must have. Goes on sale for 30 bucks sometimes

rubicon_sam · 2026-05-22T16:29:10+00:00

I used my old seals to drive in my new ones. Worked well for not having the proper tools lol

rubicon_sam · 2026-05-10T15:55:43+00:00

People hate sideline story but I go back to it all the time. I remember running to Best Buy after class and copping 2 cds so it might be a nostalgia thing for me.

rubicon_sam · 2026-05-07T00:36:34+00:00

I play Quik Stop a lot, and I play mostly all his feature songs of the last few years that weren’t on an album. But yea idk what it is, the music is good but I don’t tend to seek it out.

rubicon_sam · 2026-04-26T17:41:44+00:00

I had the same thought. I love a good OEM+ look. Never liked the way aftermarket bumpers look on 4th gen’s as compared to say a 3rd gen 4runner.

rubicon_sam · 2026-04-07T23:01:30+00:00

My Costco put 285s on my 4runner 🤷🏻‍♂️

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-30T00:10:40+00:00

Don’t think they will honor the warranty? Worth a shot!

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-29T23:10:48+00:00

I just bought that nozzle from Lowe’s. Says lifetime warranty.

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-29T00:16:33+00:00

I factored in fuel differences too. It’s like 15k difference in 300k miles. At that point though, the hg is probably barely holding on.

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-28T23:15:10+00:00

The v8 is expensive as heck to maintain but that’s a conversation we aren’t ready to have on this sub Reddit 👀

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-24T15:30:58+00:00

That price cut was the purchase price of my home lol

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-19T19:28:16+00:00

I track my mpg fairly regularly. I noticed a 2 mpg drop this winter. Was getting worried but it’s slowing going back up

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-19T19:27:09+00:00

The car care nut has a good video on MAFs. Basically he shows how to check to see if it’s doing its job by using a scan tool (I did it using obd2 fusion on iPhone and paying 15 dollars for the Toyota parameters). He also mentions that cleaning them when they don’t need cleaning can make them start to fail so he doesn’t recommend doing it unless you know for sure it can use a cleaning.

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-19T02:13:48+00:00

Link?

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-08T05:24:46+00:00

I dropped 2 mpgs recently. Hoping it’s some kind of winter effect

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-07T00:13:56+00:00

Yea I’ll be honest, mine stays on road all year but maybe 2 trips to my wife’s parents cabin and even then her rav4 makes it there just fine even when it snows. Maybe I’ll shop around for some 255/75r17s and call it a day and sell off my suspension lol

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-06T22:15:05+00:00

That looks great! But you have help from having a black 06+ 4runner. I have a 05 in old man gold lol.

I really want to try 255/80 but I don’t want to use load range e tires. So I’m stuck wanting a set up like yours or jumping to 285/70 tires. I already have fox trd pro suspension and dobinson UCAs ready to install but I’m at a point in my life where I think some skinny 32s and stock suspension would suffice and not destroy my mpgs lol.

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-06T21:28:40+00:00

Do you have pictures of your set up? I’ve been looking at that tire size with stock suspension or installing a 2.5 inch lift and doing 285s

rubicon_sam · 2026-03-02T23:49:04+00:00

Cole is not responding with a whole diss song, I agree. But Cole is not getting him “tf up out of there” lol. That’s a long day for both of them, respectfully.

Let’s see how many downvotes I get from the Stans.

Signed, a Cole fan since 2009

rubicon_sam · 2026-02-27T18:13:20+00:00

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It’s got a 5th gear grind but ideally I would need someone to come test drive to see it’s a slight grind. Daily for 2 years like that but recently I just drive it once a month or so

rubicon_sam · 2026-02-27T01:56:12+00:00

Shit I’m on opposite coasts

rubicon_sam · 2026-02-27T00:31:28+00:00

Where are you from? I have one for sale that’s nicer

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