Carolina Squat---only an NC thing?

Started by JWC, May 11, 2021, 09:11:19 AM

JWC

Called the Carolina Squat locally, this can't be just around this state---maybe the Southeast? Anyone seen this outside of....I dislike being insulting, but......redneck country?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYgoUIZai4c

The NC legislature is looking into passing a bill to ban these vehicle modifications as dangerous. They cite poor visibility and instability. Techs say the vehicle's components needing lubrication are starving for oil, namely the engine and trans. 

I imagine when gas hits $5/gal, the front ends will return to normal, except for the rich kids.

shp4man

This disease hasn't spread to the West coast yet.  :confused:

JWC

Quote from: shp4man on May 11, 2021, 09:15:11 AM
This disease hasn't spread to the West coast yet.  :confused:

These things are all over this area of NC. It reminds me of the 90s when people would recline the driver's seat to drive. When moving the car into the shop, I couldn't see, and we were not suppose to  adjust anything in the car.

MX793

Bumper heights should be universally enforced.
Needs more Jiggawatts

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CaminoRacer

It's mainly a Carolina thing. Sometimes I'll see a truck with a slight squat elsewhere in the country but never to the extreme that the Carolina boys do it
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Laconian

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r0tor

Oh myyy... Please don't make it up north
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MX793

Apparently old Ford Taususes with sacked out rear springs were trend setters...
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 11, 2021, 09:55:05 AM
It's mainly a Carolina thing. Sometimes I'll see a truck with a slight squat elsewhere in the country but never to the extreme that the Carolina boys do it
:hesaid:
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FoMoJo

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"As the saying goes, when you mix science and politics, you get politics."

veeman

Overlegislation.  I'd first make laws banning ridiculous bull bars which probably cause a lot more damage/fatalities before banning this modification, albeit a stupid modification this is.

MX793

Quote from: veeman on May 11, 2021, 12:22:53 PM
Overlegislation.  I'd first make laws banning ridiculous bull bars which probably cause a lot more damage/fatalities before banning this modification, albeit a stupid modification this is.

There are already federal regulations on vehicle bumper heights.  It's why semi-trucks all have under-ride bumpers to keep cars from wedging under a trailer and decapitation the occupants in a rear-end collision.
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Laconian

Quote from: veeman on May 11, 2021, 12:22:53 PM
Overlegislation.  I'd first make laws banning ridiculous bull bars which probably cause a lot more damage/fatalities before banning this modification, albeit a stupid modification this is.

I would mandate and enforce uniform bumper heights rather than calling out specifics. Bumper height mismatches in crash are lethal for passenger cars and especially pedestrians.
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FoMoJo

That level of bad taste may well indicate a mental disorder.
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Laconian

Quote from: FoMoJo on May 11, 2021, 12:45:29 PM
That level of bad taste may well indicate a mental disorder.

Agreed, I think a lot of outright asshole behaviors would go away if more people sought counseling. We're suffering from jerk cope.
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CaminoRacer

Lift kits are expensive, some can only afford half
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Soup DeVille

Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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MX793

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 11, 2021, 01:41:56 PM
Lift kits are expensive, some can only afford half

So this is kind of like the mismatched rims trend?
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CaminoRacer

Quote from: MX793 on May 11, 2021, 01:46:20 PM
So this is kind of like the mismatched rims trend?

Nah I was just kidding, this is totally intentional.

But now I want see someone put some 30" donk rims on the back of a Carolina squat truck, with tiny low rider 14" wire wheels up front.
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RomanChariot

It seems to be a big truck version of this:




Payman

Quote from: MX793 on May 11, 2021, 12:25:47 PM
There are already federal regulations on vehicle bumper heights.  It's why semi-trucks all have under-ride bumpers to keep cars from wedging under a trailer and decapitation the occupants in a rear-end collision.

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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: RomanChariot on May 11, 2021, 01:50:35 PM
It seems to be a big truck version of this:




:wub: :wub: :wub:   Six Trey! My favorite year for Low Riders!
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AutobahnSHO

So dumb!!

I haven't seen any that bad around here (GA/SC border).
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CaminoRacer

The only problem with the '59 Impala is that the '59 El Camino is an extra 10% cooler.
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JWC

Quote from: Rockraven on May 16, 2021, 09:21:44 AM
Naw '59 mang...

Take that car, raise the front end, but keep the tail down; then add two spotlights at each windshield corner and you'll have a sample of the autos I saw growing up here in Eastern NC. In the sixties, there were two schools on raising a car, just never both ends at the same time. Rednecks preferred their cars tail end up like a dragster. Minorities preferred their cars tail down, like it was being launched from a dead stop. I remember some guys even put sandbags in the trunk to drop the tail down.

JWC

NORTH CAROLINA (WSPA) – Lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban a popular vehicle modification.

According to the sponsors of the bill, the Carolina Squat — also known as the Cali Lean or Tennessee Tilt— could pose a safety hazard to drivers.

The 'Carolina Squat' is when a truck is lowered or unmodified in the rear and raised at the front. This modification has the ability to block the driver's view of the road and drivers ahead of them.

https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/nc-passes-bill-that-could-ban-squatted-trucks/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2DQmztZwb9XxGRY1238ZhqZeTdybHqJWT0u2WpZAPAIql-KfFtnOOLrTU

FoMoJo

Quote from: JWC on May 17, 2021, 04:27:03 PM
Take that car, raise the front end, but keep the tail down; then add two spotlights at each windshield corner and you'll have a sample of the autos I saw growing up here in Eastern NC. In the sixties, there were two schools on raising a car, just never both ends at the same time. Rednecks preferred their cars tail end up like a dragster. Minorities preferred their cars tail down, like it was being launched from a dead stop. I remember some guys even put sandbags in the trunk to drop the tail down.
A simple way to raise the rear-end was to reverse the shackles on the back of the leaf springs  Got about a 3 inch rise on the rear, but if you didn't adjust the live axle in respect to the drive shaft, you'd mess up the differential; just a bit too much stress on the pinion bearing.
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