Sep 9, 2018
This trend originated in California with the Baja racing circuit. This type of racing occurs out in the desert where its hilly and full of sand. The reason to squat trucks for this race was so that when you hit a jump at high speeds, since your rear end is lower than your front bumper, your rear hits first to keep you from crashing.
Have you ever wondered why anyone and everyone who has a squatted truck always has their hat on backwards? The reason for this is simple geometry, if they have squatted their truck, they can no longer see over the dash of their vehicle with the brim of their hat in their face. Today, squatting is basically done on trucks for style and look. There is no longer a performance attribute for it, unless your running off road at high speeds.
In our county, there are a lot of trucks that have been squatted. If you look out into the school’s parking lot, you would not be able to count the number of squatted vehicles on both of your hands. Personally, I do not believe squatting a truck or any type of vehicle is a good look. Obviously, this is a personal opinion but I would not squat a vehicle because it changes the look but more importantly, it changes the function of the vehicle. If you squat your truck, then you lose all capability to tow a load due to the fact your tail end is already down to the ground. Also, if the front end of the truck is higher than the rear, then the headlights are going to be pointed over cars instead of straight at the oncoming cars. Also, with the truck at an angle, it will change how you see the traffic in front of you. Overall, squatting your truck make no sense at all unless you are doing high speed, off roading. If you are to squat your truck, then make sure it is only for Baja Racing.
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