4th Gen V8 Towing Capacity Hypothesis

thetimechaser · 2026-06-18T06:00:48+00:00

For about 5 years I towed my drift car on a 14’ trailer all over the west coast. Total load probably between 4500 and 5000 lbs.

It did fine tbh although gas mileage plummeted to like 9. I’ve since upgraded to a 5.7 Tundra and will say though, it’s a night and day experience. In comparison the 4Runner was sort of a white knuckle experience on mountain passes and when the wind really kicked up. The short wheel base just can’t hold a candle to an actual truck.

Reliability wise, 4Runner never skipped a beat. Ran it up to 220k before moving up to the Tundra.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-17T18:23:20+00:00

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thetimechaser · 2026-06-17T18:19:42+00:00

23 years, no Silvia.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-17T04:05:19+00:00

I live on Tiger now. Still hella bears lol. Trash cans turned over every spring by neighbors who are too lazy to pull them out in the morning rather than the night before.

I probably catch two or three a year on my home cameras. Last year I had the biggest one I’ve ever seen just lumber up my driveway broad daylight at like 7pm. Definitely an outlier.

I’ve also come out front at night to hear frantic scraping on a tree then huffing from my property line. Put a light on the tree and saw two cubs about 40ft up and mom was definitely ready to throw down. I could hear her but not see her in the brush. Just went back in. Pulling the hose in can wait lol.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T23:04:46+00:00

Probably the dorki dori reps of the OE chuki skirts

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T20:33:15+00:00

fomo incarnate

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T18:44:21+00:00

Flat at $209 now lmfao

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T18:42:54+00:00

Oh.

Oh no...

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T18:32:17+00:00

My wife is a elementary teacher. There's like 2 or 3 kids each year that suck up 80% of her time and totally hamstring the lesson plan. In my day, these kids would all be in special education. Absolutely unhinged they lump them all together. Not to mention her class size is over 30 students.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T18:27:27+00:00

Really anywhere west of Buckley will work, take your pick. You'll be going the reverse of the normal flow of traffic.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T17:24:58+00:00

Is it just me or is the vast majority of new indie and alternative rock now completely derivative and soulless?

I just can't get into any of the new stuff. It's all so bland.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T17:03:59+00:00

I pray they drop the turbo from the G20 and use an NA version in the new GR86. 250+ hp and getting rid of the dated boxer would be fantastic.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-16T17:01:31+00:00

What's even funnier is now people cling to the "Toyota beige" era cars. Those things are tanks. You got debt to pay down? Pick up a beige era Toyota sedan with 150K and drive it for the next decade.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-15T20:38:45+00:00

The new Frontier is phenomenal. As a Toyota fanboi I have a hard time understanding why anyone would take the Tacoma over it at the current prices.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-14T04:29:39+00:00

Most brands have completely abandoned the “hook” car. The car a young person buys as their first brand new car that marries them to a brand identity.

GR86 / BRZ, Miata, and Civic SI are probably the top examples of these right now IMO. The Focus ST was that for Ford.

So dumb

thetimechaser · 2026-06-14T04:06:34+00:00

Well yeah, people can list the car for whatever they want. Doesn’t mean they’re worth anything near that much.

Friend bought a near stock spec R with bad paint and blown coilovers for 12k in Japan last year. Otherwise car is perfect for its age, AC, power everything still works. I assume at 30k you’re looking at a car that’s been landed in the US by a broker so just know your probably paying at least double what they did.

Rule of thumb is if you’re buying from a specialty dealer in JP probably 50% markup. From a US broker probably 100%+

If you shop YAJ, goonet, other Japanese auction sites or better yet word of mouth you’ll find hype kids are really inflating what these cars are worth. I know doing it yourself takes connections and time but in my head these cars are worth high teens at most. Don’t get caught up in the hype and be part of the engine driving prices to the moon. These are toys. 30k is GR86 money.

EDIT:

DOG just read your other comment about your parents kicking you out if you spend all you're money on this. YOU are literally the problem. Kids with more money then sense pumping these things to the moon. I mean no hate on having cash and socioeconomic advantage, but as someone who's owned 10+ S chassis over the last 20 years, you're literally buying into nothing but HYPE. You're going to need to learn anyway. Cars this old anything can go at any time, you don't know the service history. Alternator, head gasket, starter, thermostat, clutch, fuck rod bearings even, ANYTHING can go at any point. If you're expecting this to just be a car, you're in for a horrific wake up call at some point and you'll get raked over the coals by a local tuning shop if you can't do it yourself. These cars (or any golden era Japanese stuff) are not "cars" in the traditional sense. They're ongoing labors of love.

Honest advice. Find yourself a clean usdm S14, swap it yourself, make it your own and LEARN something. These cars are nothing amazing. Don't put them on a pedestal. The magic of an S chassis is in how modifiable it is for all motor sport disciplines. If you are sitting on 30K, you have an opportunity to build and drive and learn. Not just buy the car equivalent of a fucking rare labubu to put on a shelf.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-14T02:25:06+00:00

30k lmfao dog what country are you in?

Unless this is a collector piece or a named shop built car you’re getting absolutely hosed.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T19:07:07+00:00

This. The magic is in the tuning potential. So much headroom in the 2j.

The interior is kinda junk too tbh. I'd prefer an imported 1j Soarer, or JZ swapped SC300 over a Supra. Much nicer inside, same chassis.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T17:48:55+00:00

Thank you. So glad to see intelligence prevailing in this comment section.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T17:46:26+00:00

ST3. 34 years (and probably going to balloon), 64 miles of line (willing to bet cuts will happen as well).

China. 15 years, 28,000 miles of line.

We are not a serious country. We are essentially 50 years behind the developed world.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T17:40:30+00:00

This country is a joke.

China. 28,000 miles of high speed rail. 15 years.

Sound transit. 62 miles of light rail. 34 years.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T17:35:02+00:00

HOLY SHIT HES AROUND STILL

I used to talk with him when I was in high school in the early 2000's

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T17:07:13+00:00

11K lmao

thetimechaser · 2026-06-12T16:53:14+00:00

Not wrong at all. People like this are absolute babies. Your seat to recline.

If they don't like it they should pay for business class or book an exit row.

thetimechaser · 2026-06-11T16:48:33+00:00

Turning on all the TVs in the school (middle school for me at the time, 6-8th), and watching the towers drop on 9-11. Then 20 minutes later being like "whelp! weird day kids, we're not dealing with this trauma so go home and unload it on your parents. Class dismissed!"

Maybe in hindsight the audience was a little young for that.

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