Why North Carolina Wants to Ban This Truck Mod

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The Carolina Squat. Cali Lean. Tennessee Tilt. All names for the most controversial car trend since "Stance". One state wants to put an end to the trend of lifting the front end of pickup trucks. North Carolina house bill 692 is slated to make squatted trucks, and its probably gonna work. But how? I've got some questions about this bill. I don't think it's as simple as it appears.

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  • In retrospect, I wish I used a full sized truck for our test, the results would have been more dramatic and reflected real world trends better, as squatted trucks are usually full sized. After reading your comments, it sounds like the headlights on these trucks have the biggest effect on other drivers, and do not sound like something I'd want to drive around. If you want to track of HB 692's progress through the NC house legislature you can use this link right here: www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H692 As of June 30th the bill was re-referred to the senate committee on rules and operations. I expect HB 692 to become law later this summer.

    Donut MediaDonut Media23 күн мурун
    • Would you want to know if the truck was squated at some point if you were buying a used truck?

      Monica BoldenMonica BoldenМүнөт мурун
    • I'm late to this party, but if the North Carolina legislature is like the Florida legislature you should be able to look online at the bill history and see each committee meeting House Bill 692 went through. Florida live streams and archives the committee meetings. If North Carolina does, too, you can watch the Highway Patrol give their public testimony. Edit: The NC Senate adopted a Committee Substitute for HB692 on June 30. Unfortunately, while they seem to live stream their committee meetings, they appear to only archive the House chamber sessions and even then only audio.

      Cautionary Tale HarrisCautionary Tale HarrisКүн мурун
    • But 40 percent of the squatters put forward facing cameras for visibility

      Jeremiah HarringtonJeremiah Harrington10 күн мурун
    • @A A 6 inch at the front suspension only will raise the front suspension 6 inches but the front end (where the lights are) by 7.5 inches. because you aren't raising the back you're tilting the whole vehicle. Think of it like a right angle triangle, where the 2 longer sides are the wheelbase with and without the lift, and the short side is the 6 inch lift. Now draw lines that extend those longer sides out to where the front of the truck is, the short side of this bigger triangle is 7.5 inches. Rewriting that, a right triangle with a small angle of 2.4 degrees and a short side of 6 inches has long sides of about 145 inches (wheel base of an f150), change that short side to 7.5 inches but keep the angle the same and you get about 175 inches, which gives you about 30 inches which is the extra length from the front suspension to headlights.

      Mindless WanderingsMindless Wanderings11 күн мурун
    • Yeah there is a lot wrong with squatting. Most are chevy 2500s and Tahoes. You ruin the handling, you can't tow with it, your blinding everyone in front of you. It messes with breaking. If you rear-end Amy regular cars like convertibles and such, you gonna end up on top other and potentially killing them all. Its a problem. And it's ugly.

      jacobianmailjacobianmail11 күн мурун
  • anyone that does this to a truck is a total and complete idiot, all it does is tear up your suspension and ruins the ride quality.

    William DozierWilliam Dozier3 саат мурун
  • Culver's or whatever you southerners have we don't have culver's we have cook out which is way better

    JKING 1216JKING 12164 саат мурун
  • I live in NC and yes it’s terrible when they are behind you at night and blinding you

    Johnathan EfirdJohnathan Efird4 саат мурун
    • a bag of ball bearings dropped out of your ride's window does wonders for fixing the headlites on these jokes

      William DozierWilliam Dozier3 саат мурун
  • Squatted trucks are for pickle smoochers

    Andrew BowerAndrew Bower5 саат мурун
  • It’s dangerously ugly if anything.

    Feedthe5000Feedthe50006 саат мурун
  • I'm surprised it's legal anywhere.

    Mark ElmsMark Elms8 саат мурун
  • Your going to destroy any kind of handling and braking with a suspension like that. Front and rear will be like from different cars, it should make for some pretty interesting handling characteristics. And even if you are perfect driver, every one else sucks, right? And then there are animals, kids, debris on the road...

    KsoismKsoism9 саат мурун
  • Them Cackalacky truck guys will do anything to make someone say “Hoot Scoot, God Dam”.

    Alex ChapmanAlex Chapman12 саат мурун
  • Demographics, perhaps?

    Phil GPhil G14 саат мурун
  • good day to live in nc

    8tqi8tqi17 саат мурун
  • You mentioned the problem early but immediately switched to visibility. It's not that, IT'S THE LIGHTS POINTED AT THE EYES OF ONCOMING DRIVERS.

    Steven MacDonaldSteven MacDonald18 саат мурун
  • I'm from NC

    Honey_BHoney_B19 саат мурун
  • I wear baggy pants😅and im not even allowed to wear them in the house and i legit got yelled my dad for wearing them😂😂

    Jesus Hernandez,estradaJesus Hernandez,estrada19 саат мурун
  • I wish I could do more car mods in California but the laws aren't there to stop the average person it's there to stop stupid people that take it too far.

    Nathan WooNathan Woo19 саат мурун
  • I honestly did not expect to encounter genuine investigative journalism on this channel

    Patrick DoylePatrick Doyle19 саат мурун
  • Yes. It should be illegal. Dumbest trend since since donks and swangers

    Joe JenkinsJoe Jenkins20 саат мурун
  • Think its enough dust on that 3 series 🤣

    Vironté NicholsonVironté Nicholson22 саат мурун
  • Squatted trucks are retarded. But you shouldn't try to legislate retardation. That's retarded.

    Arkie BearArkie Bear23 саат мурун
  • I keep seeing these in myrtle beach

    owenowen23 саат мурун
  • They coming for the Takuaches next 😭😭😭

    Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence Agency23 саат мурун
  • The look looks stupid anyway. Also hate driving behind lifted trucks; chance of getting hit by a rock the off-road tires kicked up is much higher.

    FrankW1029FrankW1029Күн мурун
  • With the front lifted that high and the ass end dragging like that, then the front end has to be lighter going around curves and on wet roads have more of a tendency to slide. I would be horrified to ride a motorcycle around those squatted trucks, they can’t see you at red lights and could run you over. I think they should make this a nationwide ban. If the government can outlaw 3 wheeler atv’s, this shouldn’t be a problem.

    Dust-RZR-S-1000Dust-RZR-S-1000Күн мурун
  • NOT a single coastal lean truck has headlights aligned in a manner to not blind other drivers.

    Eric HuffEric HuffКүн мурун
  • I saw this in North Carolina when I was on vacation a few months back. I was like ...WTF ?? How do they not run over everyone. They can't see S#%#$T. It's like going down the road and all of a sudden your hood blows up in your face.

    David EasthamDavid EasthamКүн мурун
  • Oh that's a style? I thought they just got a bad lift.

    ShrubchuckerShrubchuckerКүн мурун
  • 20 years ago I was an OG with the Carolina squat. Really though it was because I couldn't afford new rear suspension on my rust bucket of a CJ5.

    SteveSteveКүн мурун
  • without looking the video because itrs a stuipide mod and dangerous and do nothing good

    gorge washingtongorge washingtonКүн мурун
  • The first thing I thought when seeing a scuated truck was "why does that look like a more extreme version of what (some) muscle tuners do"

    knightblade402knightblade402Күн мурун
  • These are the worst trucks ever and I think they should be banned right now now!

    James FrostJames FrostКүн мурун
  • If you squat your truck you should reaim the head lights.

    Randy BrandtRandy BrandtКүн мурун
  • Welcome to the world of responsible gun ownership.

    Chris BeemChris BeemКүн мурун
  • It's an abomination and should result in a public flogging.

    Scott NewshamScott NewshamКүн мурун
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    Sr SpudzzySr Spudzzy2 күн мурун
  • Any modification to a cars suspension, unless done by an expert, can easily compromise the safety of a vehicle. After any work of this kind is done, a vehicle should need to be re-certified by a vehicle inspection facility before it can be licensed.

    Tristan LaingTristan Laing2 күн мурун
  • Squatted trucks are certainly not the nicest thing in terms of pedestrian safety😄 might be the reason to ban it

    Всеволод ЗахаровВсеволод Захаров2 күн мурун
  • Those trucks that are lifted way too high that a regular Vehicles bumper would be underneath the vehicle those are the ones that are dangerous

    DragonHeeroDragonHeero2 күн мурун
  • Honestly if anything should be legal it should be putting on those stupid Mufflers then the kids have on their shit boxes but not just applicable to cars like trucks and motorcycles to like there's no reason why any vehicle should be heard 20 miles away

    DragonHeeroDragonHeero2 күн мурун
  • Bruh i live in new bern

    b_register_252b_register_2522 күн мурун
  • It should be banned nationwide just for how completely stupid looking and useless it is. What moron came up with this worthless mod?

    John SmithJohn Smith2 күн мурун
  • I get a video of someone who bought a squatted truck under this

    Rikka Me whenRikka Me when2 күн мурун
  • I'll say my opinion, and that's all it is, my opinion, and that is that it looks stupid. There, I said it. Now, from a different stand point away from looks, when people squat their trucks, the don't adjust their headlights. I've been blinded by excessively bright headlights because they're no longer aimed at a downward factory angle and are pointed directly in the eyes of the oncoming driver. This is the major safety issue that I see. The next is not seeing far enough ahead of you. Now here's the next issue, if you contact your truck manufacturer (assuming you have a new truck) it will void your factory warranty. Just like the extended wheels did back in the 80's and early 90's. However, I don't think they should ban this. Maybe limit it, but not ban. Put requirements like adjusting the headlights which could be a ticket-able offence. Now here's the truth of it, just like the extend wheels, it's just a fad and it will go away eventually. Teenagers and teen wanna-be's will find something new to do to their trucks and they'll stop squatting them. Who knows, maybe the next fad will be removing your tires and attaching hover boards. So, even though I think it's stupid looking, that's no reason to ban it all together. At least, not without real statistical safety issue support.

    3rd Rock Woodworks3rd Rock Woodworks2 күн мурун
  • Gassers was an influence also . I personally do 2" lower in the rear for looks. They sell pretty good also. And I hate the factory rake.... Government overreach!!!!

    Glenn & Carolinda PowellGlenn & Carolinda Powell2 күн мурун
  • 47 percent not wearing seatbelts. 53 percent wearing seatbelts. It sounds like I’m 6 percent less likely to die in a crash if I don’t wear my seatbelt

    A PPA PP2 күн мурун
  • Maybe it's because they don't want everyone to know how stupid people are with such a fugly mod!!

    Papi ParsonsPapi Parsons2 күн мурун
  • Is this term “Squat” the same as “Cali Lift?”

    CRXK20RCRXK20R2 күн мурун
  • As a man from alabama squatted trucks are like Luke Bryan, they like it in the ass

    Bama Boyz 69Bama Boyz 692 күн мурун
  • Can you imagine how bad an accident would be if the bumper alignment was allowed to be off enough where a bumper now aligns directly with a passenger compartment? This negates this safety requirements that have been built into these vehicles for years. That would go for hitting one of these in the rear or them hitting some other vehicle at a normal height.

    Troy BuiltTroy Built2 күн мурун
  • Do any of the same restrictions apply to lifted trucks? Most of the safety issues are comparable. The only difference I see is in theory lifting has a "practical" purpose whereas squatting is purely aesthetics.

    jaymathewjaymathew2 күн мурун
  • I believe the trend actually started with the lowrider crowd. My anecdotal evidence for this is knowing several that would ride around squatted so that they could show off that they had a truck on hydraulics. Leaning in any other direction was uncomfortable and made it even harder to drive than it was already. Plus, some would add magnesium strips to the rear to throw sparks without actually dragging the vehicle itself. Like a lot of accidental trends, what starts as one thing leads to another. There were a lot more squatted lowriders than partial lift/lowered trucks, though I don't doubt they also contributed to the trend. As far as making it illegal just because some THINKS it is stupid, oh yea. Happens all the time.

    Daniel HomantDaniel Homant3 күн мурун
  • All The east coast Mexican hates the look the south to the west Mexicans love it 😭😭😂😂

    Juan AcostaJuan Acosta3 күн мурун
  • Thank F*** they are banning these absolute monstrosities, they should be banned world wide

    Benjamin VraamarkBenjamin Vraamark3 күн мурун
  • I want to see them ban this stupid shit. It destroys the engines you can't see the fucking road your lights are pointing up in the fucking air, and it completely destroys the functionality of the truck. What can you haul without it falling out? Not a damn thing. I mean what the fuck is there to not ban about it not to mention the kids that do it are stupid as fuck

    clandestine2178clandestine21783 күн мурун
  • Just when you thought the worst car guy was the crushed hotwheels car guy heres comes the morons with the squatted trucks, to me if you can't see where you are going or you get stuck on any bump in the road it should be illegal to drive on public roads.

    DR.McstabyDR.Mcstaby3 күн мурун
  • Actually, lifted vehicles are less of a hazard in traffic because you can see farther down the road over shorter vehicles and are able to begin braking early.

    ɑʟpʜɑ ɱɑсʜɪиɑɑʟpʜɑ ɱɑсʜɪиɑ3 күн мурун
    • Yeah, you. What about the guys behind you?

      ulrichsralfulrichsralfКүн мурун
  • The real reason we trying to ban it is.... COME ON ITS A COAT HANGER ABORTION lol they just want to let them know how shitty it looks by threatening a law. Also don't think it should be illegal it is just stupid.

    codemiesterbeatscodemiesterbeats3 күн мурун
  • Having a lifted truck is gay but a half lifted truck is gayer than a bag of dicks

    pmm4177pmm41773 күн мурун
  • I live in nc and every time I see a Yeeyee boy with a tooted truck it’s always the same. High schoolers, with mullets and a hat with a muffler delete. Only sometimes LEDs wrapped in the wheels. Every time it’s a disgrace😔

    Kyle GrayKyle Gray3 күн мурун
  • squatted trucks suck.

    GeoffreyGeoffrey3 күн мурун
  • Rerun that Tacoma test with what is actually on the road here in the Carolinas. A hood that's 5ft in the air on a full size truck, a rear that's basically scraping the wheels, wheels that are sticking out a good 6", high powered LED lights bars all over the front that are always on for some reason driven by a white boy that thinks he's from Compton because he listened to some 90's Dre and hanging out in the grocery store or Wal-Mart parking lot.

    DryHaySoupDryHaySoup3 күн мурун
  • There are instructions on pizza boxes to remove the pizza from the box before eating, that's why these laws are created. Once a style like this becomes a trend idiots will also do it, do it poorly/dangerously, and drive like a dick which will result in collisions/fatalities, it's the human way.

    Level End BaddieLevel End Baddie3 күн мурун
  • Now try the same experiment with a full-size truck. I think it would be worse in that situation. Whistlindiesel did a whole series of videos on one he bought. Side note: While the South may have Culvers, it is not a southern thing. It is a midwestern thing. Originally from Wisconsin and all over the midwest.

    asteinmannasteinmann4 күн мурун
  • What if somebody drives a gasser style '55 Chevy through the state. They're jacked up in front with a straight axle and usually stock suspension height in the rear.

    THReynolds2THReynolds24 күн мурун
  • Squatted trucks are gay

    Slicky driftsSlicky drifts4 күн мурун
  • NHTSA Crash compatibility explained: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_incompatibility The recommendations require all manufacturers to either (a) lower the height of the primary structure (also called frame rail) of all SUV and pickup trucks so that they overlap the primary structure of the cars; or (b) add another structure (called Secondary Energy Absorbing Structure) to the SUVs and pickup truck that cannot meet the first option. There’s no bumper structure overlap with the bumper of a passenger car on an extremely squatted truck. Anecdotal, empirical, experimental data or evidence don’t necessarily have to exist in the legislating state. Most of these rules are imposed on manufacturers of vehicles, and like exhaust in some cases, an owner cannot modify them based on the laws of their jurisdiction if they require emissions testing, for example. If these vehicles are modified out of spec, federal laws can hold the shop or hobbyist responsible for any unlawful changes. There is data, but it’s at a federal and not state level. It’s frequently provided by manufacturers, universities and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and in the case of emissions, the EPA. You’ll see shops fined out of existence most commonly, for removing diesel emissions controls. Individuals are fined or sued as well, but only if they attract attention-doing it to their daily driver isn’t as impactful as doing a few trucks a week. Crash compatibility isn’t yet as large of an issue as emissions, but they can use similar mechanisms to levy penalties, or force them to be “off-road only,” and towed on a trailer.

    Bradley AnthonyBradley Anthony4 күн мурун
  • With the bumper raised, they become no longer crash-compatible with other passenger vehicles. If the axles break and the wheels fly off, the rest of the truck can cause severe head injury if not death for occupants of a car they might have rear-ended-as the remainder of the truck slides over the roof.

    Bradley AnthonyBradley Anthony4 күн мурун
  • Its difficult to get hard data when most accidents caused by bright headlights dont involve the the person with the bright headlights. They blind people then keep driving.

    Maggle Spaffy GamingMaggle Spaffy Gaming4 күн мурун
  • It's so bad here in FL these idiots have to stick their heads out the window to see the road.

    A'A'4 күн мурун
  • It's literally high school kids doing it, and these clapped out trucks sound horrible, look horrible, and they tailgate you at night with their light bar and brights on.

    A'A'4 күн мурун
  • Culver's? That's a Kentucky thing. In North and South Carolina we got Zaxby's. The only Culver's in SC that I know of is in Charleston. Also, where as California had the lifted low rider squat thing first, the Carolina squat started with guys turning the torsion bars up on their Chevys. Why do you think it's mostly Chevys, it's the torsion bars. It became a thing and people started taking it to the extreme. People complain about them because all the guys that drive extreme squatted trucks are douches. Why? Their trucks are loud, not good loud but annoyingly loud, and the headlights blind you. These guys try too hard to get people to look at them, and they don't care if they offend you. It's the same reason limp bizkit got hate back in the day.

    Joshua LeeJoshua Lee4 күн мурун
  • Really hate every big ass truck here in NC

    Thomas MimsThomas Mims4 күн мурун
  • You mixed up North Carolina and Virginia on your map, way to go.

    Ashley LeonardAshley Leonard4 күн мурун
  • If you squat your truck you probably squat to pee

    Ken WelchKen Welch4 күн мурун
  • If you sit your average youtube presenter on a chair - his head will be about as high as that of a child crossing that road in front of a car. Now set up a experiment where you'd gently at let's say 3mph nudge the grill of that truck into the face of you favorite youtube star and maybe there will be some unexpected insight. That collecting hard data thing sounds even wiser if you're mentally incapable of performing the necessary abstraction from other experiments or general knowledge if you prefer. In any case collecting this mashed up data will make you smarter in retrospect ... unless you were sitting on that chair of course. Always happy to support with clicks, time and attention .....

    Michael A.Michael A.4 күн мурун
  • It’s supposed to be Face Downnnn Ass UhhP

    CHANCEFOR27CHANCEFOR274 күн мурун
  • lets see one of these make an evasive maneuver safely.

    KeepItTidyKeepItTidy4 күн мурун
  • Yeah but not having a level truck can become a safety issue, there's a reason why they come stock with equal height lol.

    Isaac AlonzoIsaac Alonzo4 күн мурун
  • Wouldn't the lights be blinding most other drivers? Or do people who do this right adjust their headlights?

    Elijah SpackmanElijah Spackman4 күн мурун
  • It looks dumb, it reminds me of a lowrider, at least low riders have some artistic functionality, look good in a parade. Its almost as bad as bagged.

    Clint HoweClint Howe4 күн мурун
  • Not only does it severely limit vision to the front of your truck it also causes your low beams to shine strait in to oncoming traffic

    frostybandit1frostybandit14 күн мурун
  • But anybody driving around with the cellphone in the hand not even looking at the road so give a damn about a truck that's required at least he's looking

    James JohnsonJames Johnson4 күн мурун
  • I see no comment talking about tackaches cuz they be having their trucks like this

    Eloy VazquezEloy Vazquez4 күн мурун
  • the worst taste in the auto community.

    VølgaVølga4 күн мурун
  • Totally don't care about squatting but high/misaligned headlight beam should be illegal

    TONGXTONGX5 күн мурун
  • Seen a lot of squatted sedans from the 70s in the hood. Never seen a squatted truck

    ABCantoneseABCantonese5 күн мурун
  • well they just look stupid as did skinny jeans and baggy jeans with your ass hanging out....wish they were outlawed

    joe bryanjoe bryan5 күн мурун
  • Seen these things tailgating compact cars. The roof of the car was well below the front edge of the hood of the truck. Either he was being a jackass or actually couldn't see the car. A picture was circulating at one point of a car accident involving a squatted truck hitting the rear of a car. Same situation. Nose straight in the air, too busy looking at the damn sky and not the road. Nah. Get this shit off the streets.

    Matt BradyMatt Brady5 күн мурун
  • Now let's get rid of those obnoxious tailpipes.

    Kelly Bunny BridgersKelly Bunny Bridgers5 күн мурун
  • because it looks ridiculous

    DIYMichaDIYMicha5 күн мурун
  • let’s make a car that can drive it’s selves where something could easily go wrong but ban squats for “pUbLiC sAfTeY” i personally wouldn’t squat my truck but i think that is a dumb excuse and people should be able to build there truck how they want

    dhyfsdhyfs5 күн мурун
  • But but but if it can save just one life.

    Michael BrownMichael Brown5 күн мурун
  • For all the guys who squat their trucks, I have a question. Do your boyfriends know you’re homosexuals?

    Michael BrownMichael Brown5 күн мурун
  • Hahaha I can’t believe I made it onto donut media! 5:41 in UR2LOW license plate like a real 20 year old douche. It fairness to the fun yet dumb truck I did go play in the snow until I got tired of trying to keep front drivelines in it.

    Cody FredricksonCody Fredrickson5 күн мурун
  • one of the issues you are forgetting is that NC is a very hilly state, as these trucks go over a blind hill, they would be looking too far upward to be able to react due to visibility especially at night if theres no lights pointing at the road. Also, it would be very hard to point the headlights in the proper direction so other drivers get blinded by their lights is probably the most complaints theyre getting lol. but I do agree theres no empirical evidence and the same can be said about lowered cars being able to slide under a tractor trailer's collision bar.

    Toan NguyenToan Nguyen5 күн мурун
  • I dont see a problem

    Ol’ Blue eye’sOl’ Blue eye’s5 күн мурун
  • My understanding for having your truck up in the front and down in the back is for thick mud crawling but i have nothing to back that up other than the "a buddy from florida told me that once" defense.

    Matthew BowermasterMatthew Bowermaster5 күн мурун
  • No idea where this look came from? Does the word "gasser" mean anything? Obviously it wasn't as extreme then with a '57 Chevy Bel Air or a mid to late 60s Nova as it is today with trucks, but the basics are still there; raise the front and lower the rear. It looked kinda cool with a Bel Air though. Unfortunately, they don't make suitable passenger cars to pull it off, but there also aren't any trucks that can pull it off either lol. It probably wouldn't be so bad on a truck if it wasn't done so extreme. Personally, I don't think 3 up and 2 down would look too bad; but 6 and 6? No. Just no.

    SpEdSpEd5 күн мурун
  • I’m from south eastern NC, I believe what started the squat is back when I was in high school (07-10) people were using Ford torsion keys to level their z71s which caused the truck to squat a little and it looked good. Then people took it out of control haha

    TideOneOnTideOneOn5 күн мурун
  • they should ban ricers too

    Brock F150Brock F1505 күн мурун
  • This feels weirdly like a 2A video…. Bizarre.

    EndmonautEndmonaut5 күн мурун