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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  • @Donut
    @Donut  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2823

    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.

    • @ericacherney3132
      @ericacherney3132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      56 seconds ago

    • @kevinnorris6558
      @kevinnorris6558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Can you guys do a video on the RPM Act? We need more awareness!

    • @destruxandexploze2552
      @destruxandexploze2552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Someone mentioned this before in the comments

    • @jsmelley
      @jsmelley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Looks like yall need a Money Pit series with a Ram 🐏

    • @foxaviore
      @foxaviore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Also car bumpers are pretty ineffective if the truck can just barrel over the rear of a car and through the rear windshield.

  • @somebutter6755
    @somebutter6755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3392

    Squatted trucks: for when you want all the downsides of a lifted truck, and all the downsides of a slammed truck, without the upsides of either.

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      lol, cant corner or go offroad. useless

    • @Goliath-Grouper
      @Goliath-Grouper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +277

      @@0xsergy you can see the sun better

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +271

      @@Goliath-Grouper ah yes, my retinas were feeling a bit chilly

    • @Realizinq
      @Realizinq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      😂😂😂Sums it up perfectly

    • @austinkeys7662
      @austinkeys7662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wonderful insight

  • @chrisej5987
    @chrisej5987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +785

    Nolan: I feel bad for the squat guys
    The internet: fuck outta here! 🤣

    • @erix5184
      @erix5184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      "Nobody made this big of a deal over stanced cars"... because a slammed car with retarded amounts of camber is just going to destroy itself, not other people due to lack of visibility.

    • @mtb416
      @mtb416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@erix5184 As I read your comment I imagined an upper control arm that read “retard.” Ha

    • @iiGingiey
      @iiGingiey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Then he said, "remember stance and demon camber?"
      The internet: "we were trying to forget

    • @iiGingiey
      @iiGingiey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mtb416 if you ain't out if control, you ain't in control

    • @rpgspyware9560
      @rpgspyware9560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If they would have reversed squat their trucks (front down, back up) there would be no complaints for safety since they increase the visibility that way.

  • @surfingnerd621
    @surfingnerd621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3746

    Always hated people who did this, because the headlights become high beams 24/7.

    • @kidthorazine
      @kidthorazine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +339

      and it creates an absolutely massive front blind spot for the person driving the truck.

    • @MrSilverNutz
      @MrSilverNutz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Aswell as your line of sight is absolutely horrendous.

    • @Lagggerengineering
      @Lagggerengineering 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      Not to mention in a crash instead of utilizing crumple zones a squatted truck would just drive over a smaller car, especially a Miata.

    • @kidthorazine
      @kidthorazine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @Team Trubbish and how the truck was initially, most trucks ride substantially higher than an old Tacoma.

    • @Lagggerengineering
      @Lagggerengineering 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @Glasspack40 Not 24/7 by just using normal low-beams they're not.

  • @thechryslercrew9417
    @thechryslercrew9417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2484

    Squatted trucks are really dangerous. Every time I see one, I laugh so hard I loose control of my car and swerve into oncoming traffic.

    • @lonewolftech
      @lonewolftech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That's a you thing then

    • @christianyoung7351
      @christianyoung7351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      You just made my day

    • @bradenrouse8481
      @bradenrouse8481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oml

    • @bradenrouse8481
      @bradenrouse8481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@lonewolftech 🤣🤣

    • @roadhouse1234
      @roadhouse1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I agree but to the people who do like those pavement princesses,
      I gotta say they aren’t the best looking thing out there, in Tennessee we have a thing in Pigeon Forge, called the Rod Run which is massive car show along the strip of the road. It’s been going on since the 70s.
      Now being someone who enjoys classic cars and cruising around, I don’t mind what you do with your ride, your choice, but when your in a 85 Trans am with the windows down and t-tops out with your girlfriend, and there is a 2nd gen Dodge Ram squatted like a dog taking a dump with a straight pipe that’s just as obnoxiously loud as the junk rap music they blast through boat speakers, and headlights that are brighter than their owner, you tell me how you like it when the light turns green and they unload a ton of unburnt diesel into your car that you keep so nice, then you can tell me how much you like squatted trucks

  • @bobwill
    @bobwill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2256

    Keep in mind, it’s not just the visibility, when your bumpers are that far out of spec, you end up with a decapitation machine when you fail to see that Miata.

    • @joshuamiller8198
      @joshuamiller8198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      do you write movies for final destination? nice imagination. i would literally bet money that it would roll first. so many unknown variables tho speed angle of crash angle of wheels crumple zones weight of both vehicles each one of those changing would change the outcome plus so many more...

    • @scottbailey5013
      @scottbailey5013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      This was/is my impression about these trucks.

    • @bobwill
      @bobwill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@joshuamiller8198 ever see a Honda CRV crawl over a Tesla, doing over $50,000 in damage?
      th-cam.com/video/gwnSabLpXZY/w-d-xo.html

    • @chrispeck1325
      @chrispeck1325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +297

      @@joshuamiller8198 I'm a paramedic and have seen these trucks in high speed accidents tear the roofs off of cars. They act like they are hitting ramps and fly over the top of the car ripping the roof and possibly heads off of the occupant (you ever seen a decapitated person? I have twice once from a squatted truck rear-ending a normal sized car and once from someone getting hit by an over sized trailer carrying those storage buildings. Both were nasty and avoidable.) If you like the way the look, good for you, there are a lot of things that people do I don't, but I don't say anything because it's not my car, but there is a definite safety problem with these trucks that I think you are being willfully ignorant of.

    • @KomboAndy
      @KomboAndy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      also a smaller person doesn't see shit

  • @bugslayr102
    @bugslayr102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    As someone from NC, I've seen four wrecks involving squatted trucks. Every single one of them was visibility, with the truck guy immediately going "I didn't see you man".

    • @mynameisladder3481
      @mynameisladder3481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Maybe you can help explain this then. Why do they have the long cb antennas with tennis balls.

    • @Serdrix
      @Serdrix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@mynameisladder3481 it’s disgusting. It’s to let everyone know how many girls they have banged. Yes they are PROUD of not being able to keep a girl.

    • @Austin-yb7ec
      @Austin-yb7ec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Serdrix as an NC resident, half the people that run tennis balls either can’t count or really really suck at lying..

    • @Serdrix
      @Serdrix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Austin-yb7ec FOR REAL😂

    • @dracdrum
      @dracdrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mynameisladder3481 the tennis ball is to keep the antenna from banging against the paint.

  • @donovanshea3308
    @donovanshea3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    “Is it dangerous”, somebody I knew blew the front left quarter of his squatted truck off because he couldn’t see a motorcycle in front of him so I’d say so.

    • @cole_miner3957
      @cole_miner3957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I see ur point but there are people in normal vehicles that hit motorcycles everyday, I think the point he is making is “is it more dangerous than a normal suspension vehicle” I don’t like squatted trucks but I don’t get the hate on them

    • @Reagan_John
      @Reagan_John 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@cole_miner3957 I think it is more dangerous because in a normal vehicle, if they hit something it is due to a lack of attention not a lack of visibilaty

    • @cole_miner3957
      @cole_miner3957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Reagan_John fair enough and your probably right. But I don’t think it’s fair to destroy a community without hard data proving it is dangerous. It would be like destroying the mustang Bc of the “they slide into crowds” joke without evidence that mustang are dangerous.

    • @augustooliveira5588
      @augustooliveira5588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@cole_miner3957 Theres also the problem of impact structures, since trucks werent designed to crash with the bottom of the engine pointing at people. And being honest, sometimes its better to solve a problem before it even gets to the point of being a problem, specially when lives are at risk

    • @cole_miner3957
      @cole_miner3957 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@augustooliveira5588 again another fair point I’m not arguing against the bill it probabl y should happen. I just think it’s unfair how quick North Carolina is on removing it without data showing they are more dangerous or evidence squatted truck crash test score lower.

  • @davidaveryrousey285
    @davidaveryrousey285 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I love how he says “I borrowed this truck from my buddy” when it’s actually low truck but he wasn’t allowed to announce that yet 😂

  • @gregsouther7293
    @gregsouther7293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1465

    I always thought they couldn’t afford the other half of the lift kit.
    Edit: You can tell the guys on here that drive one of these ridiculous looking things by the comments. Sorry man your trucks not cool. It looks like a dog that got hit by a car and has to drag its back half to walk. Level trucks look nice yours looks broken.

    • @kksan
      @kksan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I've always thought that they have broken suspension and couldn't afford to fix it

    • @hilljack9263
      @hilljack9263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They only sell lift kits with both front and back

    • @HighTopMyers
      @HighTopMyers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Man this one is getting old

    • @leviscurlock3986
      @leviscurlock3986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @mrsauce9307
      @mrsauce9307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HighTopMyers exactly lame asf

  • @thenegus5469
    @thenegus5469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1339

    0:53 "They say it's dangerous" "Is this really about public safety" Yes it really is dangerous. I received partial vision loss and permanent brain damage from just looking at one the other day

    • @muffinmanwolfe1737
      @muffinmanwolfe1737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I wanted to like this but it had 69 likes, and I feel like that was more important.

    • @blayziv8800
      @blayziv8800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@muffinmanwolfe1737 Not all heroes wear capes. :D

    • @jasonhenry7182
      @jasonhenry7182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@muffinmanwolfe1737
      😐

    • @alexls1923
      @alexls1923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      There is a dude in my neighborhood that has a truck like this and he’s also a flat earther so he already has more brain damage than the rest

    • @99gmcsierralm74
      @99gmcsierralm74 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yuh

  • @jamesmcintoshjr
    @jamesmcintoshjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    pretty sure squatting defeats a lot of front impact standards, visibility not withstanding.

    • @ArmyBoiSweat
      @ArmyBoiSweat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @Cornpop a 40" lift is mega truck terretory. maybe you mean a 10" or 12" lift on 44" tires

    • @johanwirf6501
      @johanwirf6501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Cornpop True maybe but couldnt the squated car just take the heads of the people in the car that they impact ? thats my first reaction seeing this.
      Car in front takes out the fron axle and get the truck right into their A pillar and you have a decapitation? xD

    • @droid1008
      @droid1008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      to be honest, if there was a frontal impact, because you can't see a car in front, what's the chances of running them over if they're in a smaller car

    • @jchrizzy6995
      @jchrizzy6995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah if you clipped a barrier or something going fast it would be way easier to flip with a squatted truck. Definitely not safe.

    • @Chef_JRod
      @Chef_JRod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wouldn't be much of an impact depending on the car the truck was hitting. Lmao. A rear end fender bender could end up in a decapitation quite easily.

  • @sciencesold_
    @sciencesold_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    There's this, then also the headlights not being able to hit the road, the increased probability that a car rear ended by a squatted truck to go under the truck and crush occupants, and the increased chance for a role over are also important factors.

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's a danger with any lifted truck, but I don't see them outlawing those. Or banning motorcycles if safety is so much a concern to them.

    • @5688gamble
      @5688gamble ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@mdemers767 It is because of all the dumb trucks that motorbikes are so unsafe! Going to ban bicycles too because the roads are unsafe due to all the cagers? Land of the free, where you are free to drive a lifted truck or GTFO the road!

    • @succ519
      @succ519 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mdemers767 You're right, they don't outlaw lifted trucks that can't scoop the car into a wedge at the end. Also, motorcycles aren't banned, they just require a special license to operate. Middle ground option for squats, special license required and you can't insure them.

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@succ519- Or maybe rednecks drive lifted pickups and motorcycles, and minorities do the squat thing because it's a popular mod. I'm not saying that's 100% the reason, but there's definitely a possibility that racism plays a part in this, especially in the South.

    • @napa5235
      @napa5235 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also, wouldn't the truck suffer oversteering very easily with a suspension like that?

  • @REDW1NG94
    @REDW1NG94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1896

    Nolan: why do people hate squatted trucks so much?
    Everyone: Look at it. Just look at it

    • @MHSMokeEater
      @MHSMokeEater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Cuz in 2019 I got rear ended and the kid had a old 95 Tahoe 4 wheel drive no insurance but had the money it’s squat there rear and jack the front up with a 9” lift.

    • @aaroncook5681
      @aaroncook5681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Whistlin Diesel, lets turn it into fragments and sell it in little cups.

    • @factsoverfeelings1776
      @factsoverfeelings1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Found the hater. lol

    • @MHSMokeEater
      @MHSMokeEater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@factsoverfeelings1776 nope the kid had no insurance no Liability and I had my kids in the car not a hater by no means.

    • @mmo_joey7376
      @mmo_joey7376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because is someone got hit by this truck then you also get run over compared to a regular truck that would hit them then possibly throw them based on the speed.

  • @diamondduckdude7498
    @diamondduckdude7498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2814

    As a North Carolinian, I can confirm that we are not upset to see squatted trucks go. We’re glad that we won’t be associated with it anymore.

    • @kup98ss49
      @kup98ss49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Fellow NC resident here, I confirm this statement.

    • @khomai3203
      @khomai3203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Also confirm

    • @elizabethhathaway2581
      @elizabethhathaway2581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Yep me too I was so happy

    • @spacecatF40
      @spacecatF40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Also me can't wait to not see them anymore.

    • @benkimballbk.5809
      @benkimballbk.5809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Same. They look terrible

  • @bcord9657
    @bcord9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    “Lifting 6 at the top and squatting at the back…I can’t see the Miata but it’s not bad!”
    Me, a 5ft 3 inch pedestrian crossing a crosswalk while these types of drivers try to desperately turn right on red: *im in danger lol*

    • @acow9966
      @acow9966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Manlet

    • @j.d.saccociates3313
      @j.d.saccociates3313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@acow9966 you know, there are people that are not men.

    • @sorrowmg278
      @sorrowmg278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think if they forced a 6 front lift and 6 back drop instead of an outright ban it should also bring crash liability from lack of visibility on the driver of the squatted truck, same goes for civil suits against the driver if a pedestrian is hit. That is if squatting will be allowed in the first place with the risk it creates. Also case by case the context changes so what I'm saying isn't always right to say.

    • @bcord9657
      @bcord9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@sorrowmg278 I much rather they ban this than risk to see if I survive getting hit by a car like this and be well enough to sue. That’s assuming that they’ll have a way to pay me whatever I’m due if the injuries are truly super serious.

    • @bcord9657
      @bcord9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@acow9966 I’m a woman you doofus

  • @JodyBruchon
    @JodyBruchon ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I especially appreciate how they tested the handling, headlight angle, and visibility of oncoming traffic at night.

    • @hays00s7
      @hays00s7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think handling isn't a strong case, plenty of other mods mess with handling in a way that is detrimental to day to day driving. Its a "can of worms" argument IMO. The headlight note and night visibility are HUGE concerns though that I think are fantastic to bring up. The headlights would be BLINDING everyone in oncoming traffic which creates a dangerous situation for EVERYONE on the road. add to the the fact the headlights would be doing little of their job and its a recipe for disaster. Though you can adjust most headlights, I doubt the stock adjustments would be able to make up for the change in angle. Good points.

    • @dotar9586
      @dotar9586 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's already illegal in most places to have your headlights out of adjustment.

    • @jameson1239
      @jameson1239 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠@@hays00s7also pedestrian safety a squatted truck would do a ton of damage if it hit someone

    • @Rowgue51
      @Rowgue51 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And how when they were comparing visibility they were holding the camera all the way up by the windshield and above the dash which negates half the effect on visibility.

    • @hays00s7
      @hays00s7 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jameson1239 Not wrong, just didn't cross my mind. BUUT, its not just damage, but visibility! I feel dumb, buddy of mine has a lowrider and likes to change stances on cruises. Back all the way up, front down, etc. Doesn't drive around front up and back down because you can't fucking SEE, lol. Same thing they are doing in lifted trucks.

  • @nickb7548
    @nickb7548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +924

    Nolan:“It has 70,000 signatures why do people hate them so much”
    Whistlindiesel: “mission accomplished”

    • @MrDillbaby
      @MrDillbaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I signed it. F em

    • @twosquids
      @twosquids 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I find their eagerness to ban something based on it being dangerous somewhat ironic but ehhhh who cares. Whistlindiesel is awesome

    • @deadmemesandbrokendreams
      @deadmemesandbrokendreams 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing lol

    • @theslashmanrc7503
      @theslashmanrc7503 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yee haw

    • @lonewolfrcs1331
      @lonewolfrcs1331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      because it looks stupid

  • @cam7179
    @cam7179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    We already had 2 trucks come in with transmission issues due to squatting their trucks. The trans fluid shifts to the back.

    • @peterdarr383
      @peterdarr383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You know the rule - - two men enter, one man leaves . . . .

    • @raccnms6961
      @raccnms6961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@SilentGhilly Ive witnessed a murder.

    • @thatguybrian9781
      @thatguybrian9781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @SilentGhilly ok yea but see here the question you should be asking is not about a pump but rather is it getting enough fluid pumped through because the transmission wasn’t made to be on a permanent incline. The fluid passages and other parts were made to be pumped and lubricated on flat level ground with slight variation of incline not changing anything but when you push fluid away from the pump that pump might be running dry until the fluid can flow back down properly which it most likely doesn’t not to mention the extra stress you’re putting on your front suspension could literally kill you a accident above 45 mph has enough g force to snap your neck crack your spine or cause whiplash at best

    • @horsefly1020
      @horsefly1020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You can run a trans dry if the the fluid level isn't high enough at the pickup tube.

    • @ethansmith9065
      @ethansmith9065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @SilentGhilly I don't know about the trans, but I've seen a handful of trucks that ruin one engine after the other. The valves for #1 and #2 don't get lubed or cooled and they give up

  • @jimmyjet07
    @jimmyjet07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    This was covered recently on Jalopnik. You lose forward visibility; you lose rearward visibility, your headlights shine into the sky.
    The exact same look can be accomplished with hydraulics at a car show. You can reorient the truck with a flip of a switch and drive safely. When your sense of style affects the safety of everyone around you, it's the job of lawmakers to get involved.

    • @DarrenChen
      @DarrenChen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well said. Thank you!

    • @TechDogeth
      @TechDogeth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Adam you can work on multiple problems at the same time; particularly when one of them is more clear than the other. If we worked serially on problem solving, nothing would get addressed as different people (and thus representatives/politicians) have different priorities on what to fix first.

    • @teilzeitteemo6190
      @teilzeitteemo6190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Adam Sometimes you dont need hard stats. If theres an increase in risk (even without higher numbers of accidents) you can prohibit these car mods before something tragic happens.

    • @Real28
      @Real28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The headlights are actually a big deal you don't think of right away.

    • @flyingsavage8522
      @flyingsavage8522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As much as I would love to see squatted trucks made illegal I don’t agree with that line of reasoning because than it opens the door to anything being made illegal because it isn’t as safe, you want to put a lift on can’t anymore increased rollover risk and reduced handling, you want off road tires can’t do that anymore reduced handling and braking distance makes it more dangerous, you want to mod your engine can’t anymore cars with more hp statistically have higher crash ratings etc etc.

  • @crash4x3
    @crash4x3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I do have another 2 points to think of. Motorcycles. Motorcycles are fairly small and already hard to see. Also brake lights. Seeing brake lights easily and in plain view is an important safety concern.

    • @DaDeCodeIsTruth
      @DaDeCodeIsTruth 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      not if you're actually paying attention while driving in the 1st place. cars and bikes don't just instantly appear in front of you as you drive.

  • @LearningFast
    @LearningFast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    The issue is the headlights. You can’t have the headlights that high especially if you don’t change their angle.

    • @MrIzzy5466
      @MrIzzy5466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Another issue is bumper height. The bumper of the Tacoma was above the entire Miata. If you are in a low car and you get rear ended by a squatted truck, that truck is coming straight up to the passenger cabin.

    • @jmh4ggg
      @jmh4ggg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@MrIzzy5466 True, i didn't even think about that, bur you're spot on.

    • @Whoswac
      @Whoswac 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrIzzy5466 yea but want it do the same thing with a lifted truck.

    • @MrIzzy5466
      @MrIzzy5466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@Whoswac I think the law is any trucks lifted more than 6 inches need to have bigger/lower bumpers. Big trucks like the Ford F-650 (and any commercial Truck) all have big bumpers precisely so they don't completely Eat cars on impact

    • @Whoswac
      @Whoswac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrIzzy5466 ok thanks!!!! Well I’m in Mississippi, we have no restrictions on lifts and or suspension lifts. .

  • @ramonnh6336
    @ramonnh6336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2730

    Only time a truck should squat, is when it's hauling a heavy load.

    • @TOO_RAW
      @TOO_RAW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      THANK YOU! A true squat comes from a heavy ass load

    • @rusty4252
      @rusty4252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Amen to that brother.

    • @SkYxLeGaCY
      @SkYxLeGaCY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      99.3% of people who drive trucks don't even haul anything ever.

    • @TintJunkie
      @TintJunkie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Squat = 🏳️‍🌈

    • @Drunken_Hamster
      @Drunken_Hamster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Or accelerating like a MOFO.

  • @AaronSkone
    @AaronSkone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Back when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune, there was an incident at a car meet where someone in a squatted truck (or maybe SUV) ran over the hood of a dude’s 240SX because he couldn’t see it. Besides the fact that I think it looks stupid, that was the main reason for me growing to hate those trucks.

    • @Bdub423
      @Bdub423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rahh Semper Fi bruh I was there too lol n yeah that's like the style for the truck guys either super lifted or hella squated

    • @360Jesus360
      @360Jesus360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lmao I was there, huge fight nearly broke out with those nerds

    • @lancefisher8358
      @lancefisher8358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Bdub423 small world 🌎

    • @Atlas_Amadeus
      @Atlas_Amadeus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was it a Black Chevy Silverado?

    • @borla4491
      @borla4491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Could've happened wit' any vehicle.
      Folks in general, especially most, don't pay attention at all, regardless of what their driving.

  • @MarkiusFox
    @MarkiusFox ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I heard the origin for it was a high school student who had a pick-up and wanted to lift it. Buys a lift kit only to realize they only bought the front lift kit, and didn't have the money or time to buy and install a rear kit. Drove it around and it became popular.

  • @slimsteve8035
    @slimsteve8035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    “Visibility is alright”
    Can’t see an entire car

    • @bobwill
      @bobwill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yep, and then think of what happens to the Miata driver when the squatter doesn’t even notice they’re there, until they hit the moving speed bump

    • @fatherc0lt
      @fatherc0lt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      He drives a mustang. Not seeing things in front of him is what hes used to. XD

    • @slimsteve8035
      @slimsteve8035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fatherc0lt LOL

    • @saqibchauhan2261
      @saqibchauhan2261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly I think it’s unsafe

    • @cerberusecosmoz9215
      @cerberusecosmoz9215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But in the road, you will see the miata when they are not too close in front of you. You will use your brake when there are objects closing in to you. I mean everyone doesnt want to get accident too.

  • @Consul99
    @Consul99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    "Can't see a car in front of you"
    Ahh yes, this is perfectly safe.

    • @jasoncampbell5131
      @jasoncampbell5131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Uh, Hello? They are bird watching... jeez

    • @idkwhoknew908
      @idkwhoknew908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes How could it be any Better??

    • @aoi89387
      @aoi89387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Squatted truck drivers defending squatted trucks after hitting 36 mailboxes they couldn't see

    • @regularpit1508
      @regularpit1508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aoi89387 I've seen that happen that and almost hitting a shopping cart but swerved at the last second (I was hoping).

    • @joemama7236
      @joemama7236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aoi89387 a lady hit me with her car because she didn't see me (I was on the sidewalk) and her car was normal I think before we make it impossible to see infront of you we should probably learn how to drive and look both ways first

  • @pzkpfw2310
    @pzkpfw2310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +767

    “Why do people hate it so much?!” Fucking look at it…

    • @AeiouCommander
      @AeiouCommander 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      First they came for the Stanced cars, and I did not speak out-
      Because my car was not stanced.
      Then they came for the Coal Rollers, and I did not speak out-
      Because I did not roll coal.
      Then they came for the Fart Cans, and I did not speak out-
      Because I did not have a fart can.
      Then they came for my squatters-and there was no one left to speak for me.

    • @cricky6239
      @cricky6239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@AeiouCommander I don’t like squatted trucks but that’s actually a really great take on this or any subject, great life advice

    • @percyp126
      @percyp126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think it looks stupid but it’s your vehicle 😹

    • @keithlarsen8423
      @keithlarsen8423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@AeiouCommander rolling coal should also be illegal just sayin

    • @Jeremy1026
      @Jeremy1026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cricky6239 it’s an adapted proverb about not speaking out against nazis.

  • @xTriZzz
    @xTriZzz ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The only thing I can think of that would have made this test better is if you had filmed the view from the Miata or from behind the squatted truck. It may affect visibility of those trying to look around the truck as well.

  • @magglespaffygaming
    @magglespaffygaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    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.

    • @MaddJakd
      @MaddJakd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's still assuming (ignorantly) that the blinder was squatted amd anot some grandma in her 80 Buick who's bulb alignment went out of wack years ago, or some other imbecile just running their high beams 🤬

    • @artemkatelnytskyi
      @artemkatelnytskyi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Do we need to wait for accidents to happen to ban something anyway? I think if you fix something only when people die from it, you are already too late.

    • @MaddJakd
      @MaddJakd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@artemkatelnytskyi That's how it usually works, on the extreme end, but hey.. dramatics 🙄

    • @riptyrique9655
      @riptyrique9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@artemkatelnytskyi you do understand it takes collecting data before they can ban/make things illegal. If not then it would the opposite squared truck drivers complaining over a ban without any documented information on why it’s dangerous/unsafe/ whatever word you want to use to describe it

    • @artemkatelnytskyi
      @artemkatelnytskyi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@riptyrique9655 "collecting data" doesn't necessarily have to include statistics. You can deduce it is unsafe by looking at potential dangers.

  • @mitchdarklighter9133
    @mitchdarklighter9133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    "I still have good visibility"
    *Shows a diagram of a Miata being eaten by a Tacoma*

    • @bahmtek8508
      @bahmtek8508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Miata/RX8 owner here, and your not kidding. They literally cannot see you, which makes for some interestingly defensive driving on my end -_-

    • @bramsortwell8426
      @bramsortwell8426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      However, he practically was riding in the trunk to get that to happen. Even when stopped in traffic, vehicles should not be that close.

    • @scottnewsham2496
      @scottnewsham2496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@bramsortwell8426 take it you've never had the pleasure of driving in places like Atlanta. They literally ride your ass like they were drifting or something.

    • @bramsortwell8426
      @bramsortwell8426 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottnewsham2496 I have had that unpleasant experience, unfortunately. Chicago and Milwaukee are not much better.

    • @yes_man212
      @yes_man212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@scottnewsham2496 man i had someone do that yesterday omw to lowes with my pops atl people don’t know how to drive man

  • @youtubehand
    @youtubehand 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Remember, the vehicles are not designed to take collisions at this elevated angle. You might as well remove the bumpers all together.

    • @quarterarcade8825
      @quarterarcade8825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly. I have seen enough safety crash video to know this is incredibly dangerous in a crash. It would miss the bumper of any standard car. It doesn’t take a genius to realize this. And using the “no hard data” argument here is SO stupid. Oof.

    • @rticle15
      @rticle15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nobody wants to get rear-ended by a truck that looks like its going up a ramp.

    • @shawdowdemonfromhell
      @shawdowdemonfromhell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@quarterarcade8825 to be fair most stock full size trucks are not going to it the bumper of a sedan.

    • @f1y7rap
      @f1y7rap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is also an argument to ban lifted trucks in general. A truck squatted 3" rear and lifted 3" front is (viewing angles) similar to a 6" lifted truck.
      To your point of crash-worthiness, the issue is not that the bumper is whatever height above stock, but that the frame is now at an angle and crash forces will react unpredictably (or outside of design characteristics as physics can absolutely predict what would happen) in a crash. Instead of forces being transferred longitudinally down the frame, mostly being absorbed in the front quarter, it would now mostly force the truck up up onto the car. Incidently this is the same argument used to limit/ban lifts on trucks and impact HD truck designs (as they are naturally taller) to insure their bumpers are within a certain height requirement.

  • @kimbosplice6762
    @kimbosplice6762 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I legit only today found out squatted trucks where static like that .
    Always assumed it was air ride and they squatted them when parked at shows

  • @dankthegank4315
    @dankthegank4315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    “If they wanted to lean back why not just lean their seat back?”
    Lolol GG

    • @eriktruchinskas3747
      @eriktruchinskas3747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or listen to fat Joe....maybe that's a little old for you, it was a popular song in the early 2000s

    • @bryanmcleod9346
      @bryanmcleod9346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Which they do in squats, and was not included in the Donut Test.

    • @OOICU812
      @OOICU812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eriktruchinskas3747 We don't dance. We pull up our pants and do the 'rockaway'.

  • @sketchblitz7814
    @sketchblitz7814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    “Lookin for bois. Where the bois at? Oh we got a lot of bois?” -Nolan 2021

    • @MetalLunar
      @MetalLunar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Taken out of context, Nolan could probably get in trouble, lol. 11:47

    • @64_Falcon
      @64_Falcon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      These needs to be a meme. Nolan in a squatted truck “ Nolan looking for the bois”

    • @universaldragonninja
      @universaldragonninja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bill Cosby fresh out of prison 🤣

    • @billhasadeathwish2470
      @billhasadeathwish2470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nolan loves bois in the back.

    • @corbinpate3389
      @corbinpate3389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's literally what the truck stance says cuz its homosexual

  • @butkusfan23
    @butkusfan23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2452

    NC trucks: “It’s not a phase!”

    • @zwabbah4841
      @zwabbah4841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stranger danger!!!!!!

    • @mynameisladder3481
      @mynameisladder3481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Also NC bois. Boy its safe and my trucks not a shitbox. Even tho my suspension geometry is fucked. And ive hit 4 mailboxes i couldnt see.

    • @saraheslack
      @saraheslack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fanf Reference?

    • @saraheslack
      @saraheslack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its Stranger danger!

    • @edgara.morfin7377
      @edgara.morfin7377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IT'S WHO I AM 💀

  • @naughtysmurf64
    @naughtysmurf64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Oklahoma if your lifted truck lights are higher than 4 feet you can be ticketed.....OHP focuses more on the lowered import cars than the big ass trucks though....

  • @greymiller1614
    @greymiller1614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    The inspiration for the Carolina squat was when a kid, one day saw his dog dragging his/her ass across mom’s favorite rug…thats how the squat became to be.

    • @joshuabartley5226
      @joshuabartley5226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmfao!!

    • @PC-vx6ko
      @PC-vx6ko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's funny. Please do not call it "Carolina" squat. Most of us don't appreciate that...

    • @toaster6200
      @toaster6200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PC-vx6ko did any one ask?

    • @PC-vx6ko
      @PC-vx6ko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toaster6200 I just did?

    • @kuebby
      @kuebby 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, so it's because Southern dudes don't know how to wipe their ass. That actually completely makes sense.

  • @jonah4422
    @jonah4422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    As a life long North Carolinian, most people here hate them anyway 😂

    • @eatmyshorts9815
      @eatmyshorts9815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      exactly it’s just the teens that do it 😂 and I’m a teen myself and I hate it 💀

    • @musskeeterbump
      @musskeeterbump 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree 💯 😊
      😂

    • @dannykennedy5885
      @dannykennedy5885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why ban it though? Because YOU don't like it?
      I think they look like shit too but my dad thinks my black rims look like fidos ass, perceptions a hell of a thing.... is it really dangerous though???

    • @larryhurt8176
      @larryhurt8176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@dannykennedy5885 it is when you can't see in front of you. That's why the law allows you to squat it but to a certain limit.

    • @IZE83L
      @IZE83L 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dannykennedy5885 because they try to go to all the car meets and rev their s*** boxes off the limiter in Jacksonville North Carolina a group of squatters came to a truck and ran over a parked 240, then got out and told the owner his car wasn't that nice to begin with, trust me just because internet boy Noland said there isn't proof after telling you they don't keep special data on squatted wrecks , dosen't mean we haven't seen first hand what the squatted yee yee Bois have done, you add there texting and driving, or any of the substance's they use and it's a disaster waiting to happen 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @andrewmanley6615
    @andrewmanley6615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    Nolan- "How are they making laws without any data?"
    Lol my sweet summer child.

    • @anonym3017
      @anonym3017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      you also need no data to see that the tacomas front is high enoug to slide over the miata and decapitate whoever is in it in the event of a crash.
      and doing that is generally called a preventative risk assessment. and it's done so that you immediately see the problems with something and someone doesn't have to die or get seriously injured before you realize that the problem exists.

    • @nathantovey1774
      @nathantovey1774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@anonym3017 I'm going to go out on a limb and bet you're a fan of masks.

    • @mikster313
      @mikster313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@nathantovey1774 you mean a fan of accurate data and truth? Yeah probably

    • @WaabiiSaabii
      @WaabiiSaabii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@nathantovey1774 you mean the thing scientifically proven to help reduce transmission of communicable diseases?

    • @Nordic_Mechanic
      @Nordic_Mechanic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@anonym3017 Well you must be really scared of commercial trucks, cement mixer and delivery truck that are not only higher, but stronger and heavier to decapitate miata owners....

  • @kylehollenbeck6141
    @kylehollenbeck6141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Squatted trucks are also a safety hazard because half of the time they are just thrown together, whistlindiesel also showed that on his channel, the first one had something in the suspension snap which could really cause some harm going down the road

  • @NebulaIsReal
    @NebulaIsReal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Whistlindiesel be like *claps hands* "let's go home Boys, our job here is done"

  • @giovannimoz85
    @giovannimoz85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    You gotta remember when they squat these trucks they’re also putting big rims/tires on the trucks with the lift so they’re a lot higher up. From whistlin diesels video when he got in the truck and started driving you really couldn’t see shit from inside the truck

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      to be fair his was ridiculous. usually ppl only go up/down a couple inches

    • @giovannimoz85
      @giovannimoz85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0xsergy true true

  • @7StringsAreBetter
    @7StringsAreBetter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    Tennessee weighing in here. I see these all the time. Aesthetics aside, these are monstrously unstable with the extremes that I've seen applied, and spun, frequently. The headlights are definitely bothersome but having personally witnessed multiple spinouts gives me genuine concern for safety.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Going to try and find squatted truck crashes now

    • @lovebirdkiller
      @lovebirdkiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well we do it right in Mississippi we raise the whole truck up we just use weaker springs in the rear. We do it 👉 right

    • @mrpancakedemon7454
      @mrpancakedemon7454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They really are unstable ive seen lots of issues leading to spin-outs. Its basically a useless mod and it causes thinga like the rpm act stop doing stupid mods

    • @jorgecarvajal5862
      @jorgecarvajal5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arizona weighing in here. You’re a beach

    • @reaganharder1480
      @reaganharder1480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, having such severe difference in suspension across the front and rear of a vehicle really seems like asking for instability to me.

  • @scudzuki
    @scudzuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My pickup is a spare vehicle that gets driven once a month or so. There's always water collected in the bedliner. I should squat it so the bed is always drained. This is a great idea.

  • @Awsomeisimo
    @Awsomeisimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    Truck eats miata and everything 8 meters in front of it
    Nolan: Visibility is fine guys

    • @brianherrick6066
      @brianherrick6066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I've seen a miata get run over from one of these shitters

    • @jordancambridge4106
      @jordancambridge4106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you cant see half of a dude who is 50 feet away then holly shit that is bad. You need 10 feet to stop a car effectively and that guy only gives 2 inches and the start of it just on the stilts. That means he only has 1/60th of the time to stop and that is without lowering the vehicle at all.

    • @Awsomeisimo
      @Awsomeisimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brianherrick6066 a miata would get consumed and crapped out by a truck like that

    • @imjashingyou3461
      @imjashingyou3461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This wasnt a great test. He seems to forget there are shorter people and childern thrn 6 ft Zach Jobe. He only does safety tests for the truck itself not what half of it is for other people. He doesnt adress the fact the rear is now a ramp for other lifted vehicles to run right up and over the cab. He just address the truvk drivers visibility.

    • @brianherrick6066
      @brianherrick6066 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Awsomeisimo well let me tell you it aint a pretty site to see hit a little miata.

  • @suave.saldana
    @suave.saldana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    Nolan: *”You don’t get me mom!”*
    NC Government: *”Why is he calling us mom?”*

    • @danisyx5804
      @danisyx5804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      all i wanted was a pepsi, AND SHE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME!

    • @danisyx5804
      @danisyx5804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TRC2002 🤘👽🤘

  • @eggbag4182
    @eggbag4182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    Wow Nolan's parents look just like him!

    • @DyslexicMitochondria
      @DyslexicMitochondria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      afterall theyre his parents

    • @DustinHasVideos
      @DustinHasVideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s how genetics work

    • @coreyfro
      @coreyfro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He is his own parent. He is an enigma caused by a time machine and a fleshlight

    • @josephtrainor7770
      @josephtrainor7770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or does he look like them 🤔🤔🤔

    • @blautens
      @blautens 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't see the resemblance.

  • @jmtkc16
    @jmtkc16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    North Carolina: Yea this sound like a great idea!
    Myrtle Beach: *sweating aggressively*

  • @Project337
    @Project337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    My friend was rear ended at a traffic light by someone in a truck with a "squatted" lift. It's hard to imagine in that scenario that any excuse beyond lack of visibility was reasonable.

    • @kurtnulf3362
      @kurtnulf3362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      people get rear ended all the time and by cars that are not squatted so whats their excuse

    • @Project337
      @Project337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kurtnulf3362 imagine sitting at a stoplight, second car in line, with a squat lifted truck behind you. Light goes green and the truck rear ends you... What's his excuse?

    • @thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486
      @thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Project337 Not paying attention? Using their phone? Any other kind of driver irresponsibility?

    • @Project337
      @Project337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486 Ok so I should ignore the fact that this lifted truck with an emphasized front end lift reacted perfectly to the first car at the light? Because as soon as the light went green and the lead car started moving, the truck collided with my friend's car (between the truck and the lead car). Should I just ignore the fact that there was a real possibility that the truck driver's view was obstructed?

    • @thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486
      @thegirlwiththemouseyhair6486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Project337 you never gave us this information. How was I supposed to know any of this?

  • @iamdigbick4675
    @iamdigbick4675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I'm waiting for whistling diesel to destroy these things one at a time.

    • @coronavirus3255
      @coronavirus3255 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’ll never get mine 😀

    • @PoioMaster007
      @PoioMaster007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@coronavirus3255 omg u are gay

    • @luxleans
      @luxleans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@coronavirus3255 gay and you have a Fortnite pfp smh (jokes but still ew)

    • @redgator7250
      @redgator7250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@coronavirus3255 Wow, your a shame to every car/truck owner

    • @jamesfair9751
      @jamesfair9751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He won’t get a chance. This law is gonna take them out.

  • @Sinister_Joe
    @Sinister_Joe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1030

    Two things not mentioned:
    - headlights become high beams and irritate other drivers
    - pedestrian safety is also a thing. Decapitated by a truck? There is a reason why manufacturers build the front of a car like that. Also to protect other people in traffic. Doing such stupid "modification" completely demolishes safety in many ways.

    • @generalgrafx
      @generalgrafx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen.

    • @freedom4153
      @freedom4153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      You’ve never heard of anybody being decapitated by a squatted truck or any deaths be for real now

    • @Sinister_Joe
      @Sinister_Joe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@freedom4153 I'm from Germany and we don't do stupid stuff like that. Decapitation was just a exaggeration. But there is a reason how cars are build. Also for pedestrian protection.

    • @OnSkrilla
      @OnSkrilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hey buddy you do realize you can aim your head lights lol

    • @faervas1234
      @faervas1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      have had my truck with a heavy load in the back. it mess with the front alignment. driving and breaking are all screwed up. You have to get front wheel alignment done often to keep the handling in check.

  • @AveDominusNoctis
    @AveDominusNoctis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just assumed they were guys who could only afford half a lift kit but didn't want to wait.

  • @946towguy2
    @946towguy2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    The biggest problem is that you used a pre-2005 Toyota, which have excellent forward visibility, even when lifted. The other issue which you are ignoring is that the squatted truck is not shining the headlamps downward to the ground, but at an upward angle, creating a set of hazards.

  • @korvetkeith
    @korvetkeith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    They originated when poor boys in NC and SC that couldn’t afford lift kits would crank the torsion bars up on their chevys to fit 33s on stock wheels. You didn’t have to do anything to the rear to fit 33s.

    • @chainsawmike01
      @chainsawmike01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Truth.

    • @AA-nj4co
      @AA-nj4co 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      False

    • @jamesgizasson
      @jamesgizasson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Makes sense. A buddy of mine was gonna do that to his Silverado when we were in high school...
      And that was almost 15 years ago. Damn, I'm old! X3

    • @twistinprops604
      @twistinprops604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      False.
      They wanted to mimic the trophy truck look where the front sits slightly higher to the rear. Idiots took the look to far in an attempt to 1 up the other guy by saying my truck is "squated" more than yours.

    • @cpsmonroe1
      @cpsmonroe1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here we go again with Heritage lol

  • @DBerwick
    @DBerwick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Headlights have a relatively narrow range of adjustment through a vertical axis. It's very easy to raise the headlights to an angle beyond the ability to properly, and legally, align them. You will quickly create a situation where you're blinding on coming traffic. Not to mention that many of these trucks have a stadiums worth of lighting attached to them. Then you have problems with fluids moving to the wrong places in the engine and trans, instabilities added by changing the CoG and MoI, and applying stresses to components outside their design parameters. Plus, it makes your truck look like a dog dragging its ass on the carpet.

    • @joe7272
      @joe7272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      adjusting back within spec after a lift should be required

    • @gl3618
      @gl3618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How else will they get the love gravy out of their rumps? Daddy's money isn't spent without losing something....

    • @nobody6032
      @nobody6032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Smol pp owners joined the chat

    • @Cynsham
      @Cynsham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@joe7272 You know damn well that anyone wanting to squat their truck is going to take it to Jimmy Joe Bob down the street who said he can do it for 100 bucks and a case of beer

    • @joe7272
      @joe7272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cynsham Make cops actually do something useful for society and mail them a ticket

  • @matthewstewart3133
    @matthewstewart3133 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "That looks stupid, that looks dangerous & I hate it" is everybody's sentiments in NC. It just needs to go away lol

  • @diegolopez276
    @diegolopez276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Chevy, Ford, and Dodge: we all give each other shit. But if there is anything we cam agree on, is that squatted truck drivers don't deserve a truck

    • @pookysdad4884
      @pookysdad4884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Or a license. Or breathing privileges.

    • @hunterwillis7547
      @hunterwillis7547 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They do if they bought it just like every other American. Why not ban stance? Why not ban LED headlights? Wtf you gonna mess with a group of people who aren’t hurting anything.

    • @sentfromheaven00
      @sentfromheaven00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@hunterwillis7547 But they are hurting people. Squatted trucks are extremely dangerous for obvious reasons

    • @pookysdad4884
      @pookysdad4884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@hunterwillis7547 Because they ARE hurting the eyes of anyone with GOOD TASTE. But more importantly, squatted trucks are very unsafe for a variety of reasons and COULD hurt somebody.

    • @hunterwillis7547
      @hunterwillis7547 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pookysdad4884 bring me one example of an accident with a squatted truck and I’ll agree… I’m also sorry your snowflake eyes hurt. If you don’t like it don’t look at it.

  • @SofaKingWeToddEdd
    @SofaKingWeToddEdd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    As someone who lives in Myrtle Beach South Carolina where all of the truck like to go on vacation. I can say without a doubt that this is definitely a matter of safety. As there have been a recorded 57 incidences of squatted trucks running into vehicles due to visibility issue. There are nine named local car scenes in my area and all of them unanimously agree that it is a concern of safety. This is coming from the car Community itself not just safety officials and politicians. This is also coming from someone who witnessed four of these accidents occurring and they all happen to be with squatted trucks because of poor visibility. This isn't a matter of whether you think it should or should not be blocked this is a matter of its actually harmful and actually is dangerous and I can prove it. With science. And my information is empirical

    • @shrimpinpat
      @shrimpinpat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      was just south of there on vacation and saw a lot of it and many near accidents. It makes you look like a big loser driving like that too.

    • @jonathanryals9934
      @jonathanryals9934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I agree with you except technically the info is anecdotal, not empirical. Empirical information is measurable, you can't measure "they all happen to be with squatted trucks", that is a personal observation.

    • @KirkThugins
      @KirkThugins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love myrtle beach

    • @United_States76
      @United_States76 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      u will see quite a few while ur down there, i will say

    • @leegoddard2618
      @leegoddard2618 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oooo, empirical. SOLD. 🤣😂🤪

  • @lukasloos4340
    @lukasloos4340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    The thing is, that the tacoma is fairly low to begin with. Imagine the same experiment with a heavy duty truck where the hood is already as high as your regular cardboard Zach Jobe

    • @gulfcitynd
      @gulfcitynd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah what's the point of doing this a truck should never lowered or lifted it's a truck they are used for work

    • @iiGingiey
      @iiGingiey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like the one dude I saw in an all read f-250 with the back slammed basicslly to the ground and front as high as it would go. Of courses it also had red deep dish rims and he was wearing matching red hat and shirt with a bunch of red L.E.D.

    • @701chevy9
      @701chevy9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shit, you can hardly see out of a like 2015 duramax windshield being stock. I couldn't imagine some of these new trucks squatted. Huge A-pillars too!

  • @spooky5338
    @spooky5338 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    as someone who drives a subcompact, I would much prefer this be controlled, as it would be blinding in my rearview. It's bad enough with a normal truck, but lowbeams would blind me at night on a squatted truck.

  • @Mittomere
    @Mittomere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    "I'm tired of respecting all builds."

    • @hot_pink_bitch_8896
      @hot_pink_bitch_8896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Gotta be honest I dunno how many “I respect all builds” I got left in me fam.

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      never respect anybody's build
      respect is earned, and if it isn't a performance modification, it's bad

    • @hot_pink_bitch_8896
      @hot_pink_bitch_8896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Slick Mike unless I have the hot parts to match, I generally don’t bother with aesthetic modifications.

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@hot_pink_bitch_8896 a true gentleman of the sport

    • @RealJawnes
      @RealJawnes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100th like

  • @borbies
    @borbies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I think something you’re missing is that messing with the angle of your front end like that hugely increases the chance of fatality from a pedestrian crash. Solid hood emblems were a problem. These trucks would hit you in the chest and put you under them.

    • @John_Stephens43
      @John_Stephens43 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just do like the locals here do... Throw straight pipes on it, you know, so you can hear every pistol slap in the engine.

    • @ocda3
      @ocda3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not to mention if truckboi rear ends that Miata that he can't see, the front of the truck is going right over it. What would've been a fairly minor fender bender quickly turns into a lot of expensive damage.

    • @Doman9191
      @Doman9191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@John_Stephens43 And make it even more annoying lmao

    • @Lex-Rex
      @Lex-Rex 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is nanny state BS and you know it. While NC is at it, they need to outlaw stairs, cracks on sidewalks, uneven sidewalks, motorcycles, scooters, bathtubs, and everything else that can be fatal.

    • @inhumanfilth681
      @inhumanfilth681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ocda3 and death

  • @Does_it_come_in_black
    @Does_it_come_in_black 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    It comprises visibility and front impact collision but most importantly it’s ugly AF

    • @meramusa
      @meramusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      oof, yeah a head-on impact even at lower speeds its just going to go over cars instead of absorbing impact

    • @gentlefauna
      @gentlefauna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The impact thing is probably why this is actually getting made illegal more than anything. Displacing your impact zones so they don't actually do their job is dangerous. Especially for people being hit by the trucks. Same reason overly lifted trucks are supposed to be illegal

    • @jacobg5122
      @jacobg5122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gentlefauna
      And to make it worse, you can't see in front of you very well so it's harder to not hit people in the first place

    • @borla4491
      @borla4491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This ain't got nothin' to do with "safety".
      It's bout' SOFT A S S people, that wants everyone to get rid of something of what they don't like.
      Just so they can be "satisfied". Even if it doesn't harm them.
      Point blank

    • @jacobg5122
      @jacobg5122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@borla4491
      This is clearly coming from someone who's never had one of these mistakes come up behind them at night with their LED headlights pointing right into the back of their car. They have permanent highbeams and every single one of these people drives like a complete jackass. Plus the aforementioned visibility issues.

  • @ManMountainMetals
    @ManMountainMetals 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a small block 72 mustang with big block springs and that sob was dangerous to drive til I got it fixed. Can't imagine these trucks are any better.

  • @jamiewatto3632
    @jamiewatto3632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is possibly the most diplomatic and level headed take I have seen so far on this topic.
    I like Whistlin's course of action much more.

  • @OvrlordEtna
    @OvrlordEtna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    let me just tilt my truck to shine my lights into oncoming traffic's eyes.

    • @secard4202
      @secard4202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I'm an avid bird watcher and this is a great way to see in the trees at night.

    • @lonetrader1
      @lonetrader1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or the heavens above.......

    • @Pika_Gabe
      @Pika_Gabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@secard4202 lmao

    • @thatslegit
      @thatslegit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and the ones driving right infront of you (and i swear if i find the lifted bois with the hologens and leds im popping all four tires and snipping their water lines in a bucket so they rev it to melting

    • @dmrsdump3994
      @dmrsdump3994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I feel like that's something that was kind of ignored in the video

  • @sporeranier
    @sporeranier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    That drawing of Virginia as North Carolina at 2:50 hurt my head

    • @Helpmetonyr
      @Helpmetonyr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YES SOMEBODY ELSE NOTICED

    • @itsworthnothing6111
      @itsworthnothing6111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same I said "hold up"

    • @devinmcleod3236
      @devinmcleod3236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had to unlike because I didn't want to break 69 likes

  • @Leekle2ManE
    @Leekle2ManE ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had to revisit this episode today to check on a detail from the test and I see one pretty big issue with how the test was run. There's no gangster lean or reclined seat. He's sitting upright and proper. Down here in Floriduh, about 80-90% of the squat drivers I see are either reclined or leaning. Perhaps this test needs to be revisited with a full-size and the correct sitting posture?

  • @brandonr.2807
    @brandonr.2807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Living in the NC mountains, I can confirm that driving around backroads here at night, you are rolling the dice. It isn't the pedestrians that get hit, its that these bros throw cheap LED lights in that are already blind others and then point them 12 inches into the air and there is no amount of adjustment that can point them in a safe direction. If they are coming at you on a hill, you might as well just stare into the sun, and god forbid you flash them to warn them its dangerous...because they spent 54.99 to buy a 50 inch lightbar off wish and pod lights for their "rig" and they wont hesitate to turn them all on to let you know how kind they are to only be slightly blinding you....ugh. I am glad its a state issue, and not some kind of federal ban, I think we need more of that focused small government.

    • @cleverusernamenexttime2779
      @cleverusernamenexttime2779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Put your tire on the center line and hold on

    • @jeannieh3661
      @jeannieh3661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sorry bud, but those aren't mountains. I live at 9,800ft on the side of Pikes Peak Mt. Colorado. Those are 6k ft hills in NC.
      Just messing with ya, that area in NC is beautiful. ✊💜

    • @ffejkk37
      @ffejkk37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As a resident in Meatcamp NC, I second your opinions.
      But I makes me think that headlights and light bars are the true nuisance.
      Another point is that the drivers with Carolina squat will cut off their exhaust, drive recklessly and bring no benefits to the local community.
      We don't take kindly to dat der Carolina squat in these parts.
      Did yall know the toothbrush was invented in Western Carolina? That's why we call it a toothbrush and not a teethbrush.

    • @syberphish
      @syberphish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ffejkk37 ....Meatcamp?

    • @goodgremlinmedia2757
      @goodgremlinmedia2757 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cleverusernamenexttime2779 If the front of your truck is high enough. Anything is a ramp. Even a 93 Corolla.

  • @iandeming9933
    @iandeming9933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    the ban on squatted trucks is a blessing from god him self

    • @valalecha
      @valalecha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      some guy got decked for having a truck like that at our college

    • @TheFinalWake
      @TheFinalWake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@valalecha play stupid games win stupid prizes lol

    • @EvanM22
      @EvanM22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@valalecha the guy who decked him must be a saint protect him at all costs

    • @AndrewBrowner
      @AndrewBrowner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i think theyre silly and look horrible i do not understand the squat look.. but we should be standing together as a car community and protecting everybodies style not just the ones we like.. it wont be long and theyll come knocking to ban all vehicles lifts, ban vehicle lowering, ban excessive sound systems, all window tints, led headlights, sooner or later theyll get to the point where its illegal to modify a vehicle AT ALL
      take your head out of your ass and put yourself in someone elses shoes for a minute, before your niche is the next on the chopping block

    • @DocLacrosse
      @DocLacrosse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Once this is banned, something else get banned, and it will not stop. I think the squat look is stupid as all hell but just wait until 70k people sign a petition saying that trucks with any kind of lift should be banned.

  • @caseygroves3046
    @caseygroves3046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    I think it's perfectly reasonable to make a law that keeps people from having to look at something so stupid it could kill you.

    • @satevo462
      @satevo462 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😆😆😆

    • @danielhunt8843
      @danielhunt8843 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s why you’re ol lady likes mine tho 😂

    • @Nick_CF
      @Nick_CF ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ok boomer

    • @caseygroves3046
      @caseygroves3046 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Nick_CF LOL

    • @Carloss80k
      @Carloss80k 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      im a cdl driver, i see accidents ever couple hours involving regular cars. there is not that many squatted trucks on the road for law to have to be made. yall bandwagons need to think for yourselves.

  • @3personal5me8
    @3personal5me8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of this work, and never tried testing a 3 inch lift in the front and a 2 inch drop in the back, to see what NC thought of as being the limit of allowable.

  • @pixelxte
    @pixelxte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    "it also looks pretty cool" nolan, do you have the right prescription on your glases?

    • @bluemadness1430
      @bluemadness1430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think they look pretty cool as long as it’s not over done like just a 6 in the front looks kinda cool I would never do it to my truck but it’s cool to look at

    • @dunderheadgood
      @dunderheadgood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a little lift in the front is still cool. gives the lifted look without reducing the utility of the bed

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dunderheadgood 2"? sure. 8" looks dumb

    • @jacobg5122
      @jacobg5122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dunderheadgood
      The other day I put 4200lbs of wet gravel in my F250 and it went perfectly level. Even a 2.5" front leveling kit would have made it very difficult to drive in that situation. As it was, I didn't lose any visibility because the rake angle did what it was supposed to. Now if you're part of the 90% of truck owners who don't use their trucks, then yeah, a leveling kit does look nice.

  • @TheEvilJarrad
    @TheEvilJarrad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Do the test again, but at night. I was in to the whole lowrider scene in my dumb years, and had a 2 pump set up with 8 switches on an Accord. With the nose up and dragging the back the headlights were pointed at overpasses, so there's no way I would have seen a person, animal, or BMW changing lanes without it's blinker.

  • @Pyrojack84
    @Pyrojack84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Living in NC and working at a car wash, I’ve interacted with a lot of squatted truck owners… they’re not brightest folk

    • @brianleeper5737
      @brianleeper5737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's because they have extra "twisty things" in their DNA.

    • @parkerwrenn8613
      @parkerwrenn8613 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can confirm this^

    • @collinmitchell3331
      @collinmitchell3331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope u wernt the one that had to vacuum the interior beacause i can only imagine what it smells like

    • @UltraRyan-uf9ox
      @UltraRyan-uf9ox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep and most are kids that did the mod the cheapest way possible

  • @Haganu
    @Haganu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll try!
    If something goes wrong with stancing it's more likely just a problem for the owner of the stanced car, aka the parts causing your wheels to have increased camber to give in to the forces and breaking off.
    Stanced cars also tend to be smaller, lighter cars. Some people do it to their trucks to show off, but it's more popular as a trend on smaller, lighter cars.
    Meanwhile, squatted trucks are more potent to be a problem for those around them, as you've proved yourself the short-range visibility is just not passing-grade, while short-range visibility is increasingly important as traffic gets more dense.
    Squatted trucks also tend to be heavier. Big, heavy trucks mean more mass, so if an accident does occur, usually involving someone else due to sheer lack of short-range visibility, the victim is far more likely to suffer major injuries as one of the factors of impact force, mass, is a higher value.
    And this is not even accounting for the issues with headlight alignment, which is a MAJOR safety hazard if done wrong.
    Even if it's alleged data, if the likelihood of said data is sufficient, it's fair to use as empirical data, even if there's no recorded data to support it.
    And then in the end the recorded data is completely different from the alleged precalculated data... and then scandals reach the light of day... so I guess truck squatters have some hope in the long run!
    I'll just stick to my boomer tastes. I'd rather see a squatted 64 Chevy Impala.

  • @SuperwurstLP
    @SuperwurstLP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    For me as a German it's very interesting how americans react to regulations about modifying their cars. A squatted truck here in Germany would be immediatly impounded by the police, because this is not approved by the TÜV.

    • @PeePee-PooPooCheck
      @PeePee-PooPooCheck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Because freedom

    • @PlagueOfWasps
      @PlagueOfWasps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      As an American who grew up abroad, the German way is waaaaay better. Lots of kids die here in the states too young because they don’t have the schooling or discipline that German regulations bring.

    • @coleposton2430
      @coleposton2430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@PeePee-PooPooCheck the rest of the world laughs when America says it is the most free country in the world, we have the highest enslaved population in the world, because the 14th amendment never banned slavery but made it so only the state could, through criminalization, then they made laws that specifically targeted newly "freed" Americans and many of them wound up working on the exact same plantations they did before the Civil war

    • @yeanah2571
      @yeanah2571 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He should've mentioned that stretched tires for their start in Germany because of how strict they are

    • @basmca1
      @basmca1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@PeePee-PooPooCheck Germany is ranked higher in the world freedom index🤨
      Also i just drove 200kmh in Germany today, fully legal.

  • @GR_______________________8
    @GR_______________________8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    imagine the wind attacking it underneath at 65mph

    • @chasemiller7974
      @chasemiller7974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      RIP MPG

    • @rfldss89
      @rfldss89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      **mercedes clr flashbacks**

    • @MrOiram46
      @MrOiram46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Rafael Santos “We will have flying cars in the future”
      1999: Flying CLR
      1980’s: I got my homework done early! *FLYING SQUAT TRUCKS*

    • @stpbasss3773
      @stpbasss3773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great aerodynamics 😂

  • @jacob_bieb
    @jacob_bieb ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think you also need to factor in what happens in the event of a crash. The squat may affect that as well

  • @bobbinatorrah67
    @bobbinatorrah67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    The headlights are a problem. Also, when the bumpers are at other cars’ roofs, that’s a safety issue.

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 ปีที่แล้ว

      So when are they banning motorcycles?

    • @MCXL1140
      @MCXL1140 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@mdemers767 The motorcycle rider is the one taking the risk.
      Blinding other drivers with your headlights puts everyone else at risk.

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MCXL1140 Apparently you've never seen a motorcycle cut a car in half.
      The point of the legislation wasn't about who was put in danger, just that "this is dangerous, so we need to ban it." So again, when are they going to ban motorcycles?
      This is racist legislation, intended to target a specific segment of the population. Accomodations can be made to account for the headlight issue, like mounting auxiliary lights below the bumper.

    • @chm1ata
      @chm1ata ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mdemers767 how is it racist?

    • @rachealheishman3130
      @rachealheishman3130 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mdemers767show me proof of a motorcycle cutting a car in half. What a clown

  • @Qualnes
    @Qualnes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Ah yes. “My buddy’s Tacoma”. Definitely not for next season of Hi-Low

    • @draginator6
      @draginator6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Oh no, please no popular videos to make these things even more expensive than they already are

    • @joealex65
      @joealex65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@draginator6 Their series with the 350Z's didn't do anything, they are still cheap (considering how crazy the car prices are this year)

    • @fatherc0lt
      @fatherc0lt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      shhhh. Its a secret

    • @chainawemi
      @chainawemi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@draginator6 I'm guessing you don't know much about Tacomas 😂

    • @ThePowerofJames
      @ThePowerofJames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can see an identical one in the parking lot too.....

  • @KymDupuis
    @KymDupuis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I'd love to see more tests done on this like :
    - high beams / low beams blinding opposing traffic
    - bumper height at impact with other vehicle/pedestrian
    - handling for obstacle avoidance
    Cheers mates!

    • @johanwirf6501
      @johanwirf6501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "bumper height at impact with other vehicle/pedestrian" its gonna be like thor from end game "I WENT FOR THE HEAD!"

    • @basmca1
      @basmca1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also drivers of different sizes.

    • @schweinebarmann9865
      @schweinebarmann9865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, pedestrian safety probably sucks. The G Class had to implement retractable indicators to be road legal and dudes in NC just build their own decapitators.

  • @jasonfox6013
    @jasonfox6013 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was watching Carolina news yesterday and they said You get a ticket for the first 3 infractions first one is $100 next is $200 and the third $300 after that they will impound the truck much love from New Zealand

  • @srt4x4
    @srt4x4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    “Squatted truck violations should implement a death penalty”

    • @colton4805
      @colton4805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      -Whislin Diesel (probably)

    • @noobeenaut
      @noobeenaut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Driving a squatted truck is a death penalty in itself if you drive it enough

    • @We-do-a-little-trolling
      @We-do-a-little-trolling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@noobeenaut lol true

    • @CameronCC
      @CameronCC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      -me, many many times

    • @BabyJesus66
      @BabyJesus66 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@colton4805 its a cult

  • @hasbruh2987
    @hasbruh2987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    If they hit a low car they could ramp over them and crush the cabin.

    • @Shitlatch
      @Shitlatch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is the point I was waiting for. The law is probably being written for the safety of other motorists and pedestrians. I would like to see a crash test between a squatted truck vs sedan

    • @-m.d.n-9019
      @-m.d.n-9019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly. I waiting for Nolan and anyone in the comment section to say it. It's a safety problem. Especially for pedestrians.

    • @carlwessels2671
      @carlwessels2671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You got two good replies . It doesn't need to be a low car you'll have the same problem with a regular car.

    • @Sherzuh
      @Sherzuh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would have that same problem with a level truck. Lol

  • @csechrist1
    @csechrist1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    One day some dude was trying to look cool with his seat leaned back, realized he was invisible behind the B-pillar and thought "what if I reclined the whole truck instead?"

    • @cottonkeef5633
      @cottonkeef5633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel like you're right, Carl.

  • @joshuaquick5511
    @joshuaquick5511 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its not only NC. Plenty of SC trucks are squatted too. Unfortunately my brother is one of them. The main problem I see with them is many people who squat are ignorant and dont understand the potential, premature failure of front end components. When my brother bought his, it was already squatted. He constantly blew wheel bearings, snapped tie rods, and blew ball joints while going full speed down the road. Given they are a steering component, the tie rods could have potentially been the larges safety issue. We were constantly renting ball joint presses and tie rod removers (I was at tech for Automotive at the time) before I finally got the bullet and bought my own press and remover. I told him if he expected me to help him then, he needed to get the truck lifted correctly. He finally got a professional to install his lift in 2018 and aint blown one since.

  • @cahsahhhhhhhn
    @cahsahhhhhhhn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    I thought the Carolina Squat was when you couldn’t afford a lift so you just cranked your torsion bars, but I guess people actually do it thinking it looks cool... okay

    • @thedave1602
      @thedave1602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I think it started out like that, but you know, people.

    • @linetrash4298
      @linetrash4298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm not even gonna lie, I did that back in my highschool days

    • @JonQpublic0311
      @JonQpublic0311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Might have been the genesis…but I’d had quite a few conversations with these guys at local gas stations here is SC. Some guys flip their rear lead and just do a lift up front. However there are some of these that are “done right” that have a ridiculous amount of money in them. Some fellas gave even gone so far as to try and level their motor for proper oiling. I hate it, but whatever, to each your own.

    • @MostGenericUser
      @MostGenericUser 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yup it's just like how some people think ruining their car with ridiculously excessive negative camber on stretched tires looks good

    • @rncj4535
      @rncj4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dnt like it and I’m from nc like what postive thing comes from squatting one end of your truck?

  • @jj02mc27
    @jj02mc27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    "The Carolina squat"
    *(shows Virginia)*

  • @mkrdmedia
    @mkrdmedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    Screw all the other car mod bans, can we all just agree on banning squats?

    • @paco4668
      @paco4668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Next ban we need are on those huge wheel spikes, can't remember what they're called though.

    • @Raymo2u
      @Raymo2u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws." - Ayn Rand

    • @mkrdmedia
      @mkrdmedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@Raymo2u Squatting your truck should be a crime 😂

    • @kid_withabike7920
      @kid_withabike7920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mkrdmedia if it’s more than 2” off level what are you doing

    • @mkrdmedia
      @mkrdmedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@kid_withabike7920 if it’s actually squatted what are you doing? it just looks like you have a really fat dude in the back 😆

  • @almightylag8294
    @almightylag8294 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Use to be a low rider thing.. use to even have pans under the rear to throw sparks... The mini trucks were the first for that reason. As someone in North Carolina, it's more likely the headlights being aimed straight into the windshield of on coming traffic.

  • @tylerseyfert2015
    @tylerseyfert2015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I listened to the podcast on the history of nascar today. Props guys made an hour of my work night go by just that much faster

  • @rdxdt
    @rdxdt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    squatting is the equivalent of honda civics with giant fart can exhausts

    • @draconyx651
      @draconyx651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Usually those trucks have fart cans too

    • @Doctors_TARDIS
      @Doctors_TARDIS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, it's not. It's more like people with extreme camber. People with a fart can are fine and aren't hurting anyone, but the Carolina Squat and extreme stance put other people's lives in danger.

    • @joshuamorgan7029
      @joshuamorgan7029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At least the Honda guys are smart enough to keep them level so they aren't so bad 😂

    • @erikawarren171
      @erikawarren171 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Doctors_TARDIS Say what you want about stance guys but they don't drive around with a head-height bumper and an inability to see things directly in front of them

    • @rdxdt
      @rdxdt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Doctors_TARDIS Once i bumped the curb while trying to regain control of a non ABS car on an emergency brake(managed to avoid the bigger accident but still hit the curb), gave the car instant extreme camber, on the left rear wheel, not to mention that i bent the axle and damaged the diff.
      Don't get me wrong, i love a well done ricing, but those extremes are just ugly, no matter if is squatting, extreme camber or just the civic guy with a fart can, it is annoying and ugly

  • @treywolfe6530
    @treywolfe6530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    "How did you know I'm from Florida?" *Drives squatted GMC Yukon*

    • @2RAWDON69
      @2RAWDON69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As a Florida man I do not claim that squatted shit hell no keep that out of Florida

    • @Will-yz7sy
      @Will-yz7sy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@2RAWDON69 i tip my hat to you, Florida Man

    • @h2owaffleshop809
      @h2owaffleshop809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All of the squatted trucks are coming to Florida there’s been a big increase of squatted trucks here

    • @victorlewis7635
      @victorlewis7635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@2RAWDON69 they’re here though, and they’re literally the Yukon 😭😭😭😭

    • @954scrappy
      @954scrappy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Georgia*

  • @johnbo3125
    @johnbo3125 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 6inch lift in front and 6in lower in the rear is some what legitimate, but you didn't account for the laid back seat and fuzzy steering wheel covers. Plus it was a mid sized truck a full sized truck sits higher stock so with these mods the results would be different

  • @brianpratt2681
    @brianpratt2681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    these trucks give me a "hey buddy, wanna go halfsies on a lift kit?" vibe

  • @fzj8022
    @fzj8022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I'd redo the test you did with a fullsize truck. Tacomas have great visibility, newer fullsize Chevys, dodges, and ford's not so much

    • @dylanfay4333
      @dylanfay4333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Or even the most common squatted truck a cat eye Chevy. I can confirm any gmt800 squatted or not has really bad visibility

    • @yiyang4445
      @yiyang4445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly, they are not designed to have "okay" visibility even when squatting

    • @fzj8022
      @fzj8022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dylanfay4333 yep. HD cateyes have horrible visibility stock. Also should put a low motorcycle infront of them instead. Or maybe a small child. See how different the outcome is

    • @Morpheux1
      @Morpheux1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rented a 2021 chevy silverado a few months back, couldn't see stuff in front of me at regular height, can't even imagine driving that thing squatted 🤦🤦🤦

    • @ChrisPBacon-gn9jx
      @ChrisPBacon-gn9jx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Morpheux1 i own a 2017. Just with the Z71 package (slightly bigger tires and a small lift from factory) i would barely see the Miata. Having an extremely squared front end kills visibility

  • @therealsnoop7497
    @therealsnoop7497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    Everyone please support whistlin diesel and the anti truck squat movement. Squatted trucks are stupid, unsafe, and all should be destroyed lol

  • @omgvague
    @omgvague 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've seen a Monte Carlo kinda donked out but it was the opposite. It had extreme rake in the front and lifted in the back. I tried to catch a glimpse of him smashing his brakes and bonking his face on the windshield but alas, it wasn't meant to be.