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		<title>Tacoma Getting a Much Needed Brake Refresh!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every Tacoma owner hits this moment. The truck still drives great, but the pedal is a little soft, the rotors are showing some lip, and there&#8217;s just enough shudder under heavy braking to remind you it has been a while. That is the moment you stop putting it off and you do a proper Tacoma [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Do You Need to Replace Rotors When Replacing Brake Pads?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re at the shop or looking at your car on jack stands and the pads are clearly done. The question that comes up every time: do the rotors need to go too? The honest answer is that it depends, but the circumstances where you can confidently skip the rotors are narrower than most people assume. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Brake Vibration When Stopping: Causes and Fixes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re rolling up to a stop and your brake pedal starts pulsing under your foot, or maybe your steering wheel shakes, or the whole front end vibrates. It&#8217;s one of the more unsettling things a car can do, and the instinct is usually to assume the worst. The good news is that brake vibration when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>How to Reduce Brake Dust on Your Wheels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You just washed your car, and three days later your wheels look like they&#8217;ve been through a charcoal factory. That dark, grimy coating is brake dust, and it&#8217;s one of the most common complaints from car owners who run stock or semi-metallic pads. The frustrating part is that no amount of washing fixes the problem [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>FIESTA PRERUNNERS in San Diego!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kirkwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fiesta Island in San Diego is one of those rare spots where the off-road community gets to take over a piece of real estate and just let the trucks breathe. Fiesta Prerunners is the meet that pulls it all together. Pre-runners, race trucks, daily drivers, and one-off builds parked side by side, with people fishing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>How Long Do Brake Pads Last? Signs They Need Replacing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The honest answer to &#8220;how long do brake pads last&#8221; is: it depends. You&#8217;ll see the 30,000-70,000-mile range thrown around constantly, and that&#8217;s a legitimate range, but it&#8217;s wide enough to be almost meaningless without context. A set of pads on a commuter Honda Civic could outlast 70,000 miles easily. The same pads on a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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