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Youngkin signs ban on ‘Carolina Squat’ truck modification in Virginia

Virignia Govenror Glenn Youngkin [Photo: Uriah Kiser]
By Tyler Arnold

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation that prohibits a truck modification called the "Carolina Squat," which elevates the front end of trucks or other vehicles and lowers the back end.

Senate Bill 777, sponsored by Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, requires the front bumper be no more than 4 inches higher than the rear bumper. The height differences between front and back bumpers with the Carolina squat modification vary among vehicles.

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