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Originally Posted by SEMA Action Network
Again, you're immediately thinking of the extreme. Under this bill, raising something as little as 3.1" would be outlawed.
Raised vehicles do serve a purpose to their users and everyone has a different cause. Some need them for extreme snowfalls in the winter. Some use them for recreation on the weekends. Others need them to navigate rough terrain on their property. The choice to alter a vehicle should be there for these owners if they so chose.
How many lowered cars make it to the racetrack on the weekends? I would venture to say the figures of raised vehicles going off-road (or even used for their purpose) are higher than a slammed ride hitting a road course.
With all due respect, I think you're mistaken with the Australian example. While they do sell the smaller trucks like the utes, they do have a popular and avid off-road culture, including with raised vehicles.
Finally, doors getting "higher" on vehicles isn't because of larger or raised vehicles. It's due to factors like higher side impact safety ratings and styling. Not because of this subset of the hobby.
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OK, where I'm at that is what I see. There are five running around my town that are college stupids and they don't use them for any of those purposes. And lifting that high would be worse when off road, I mean way easier to flip those things over then say a Land Rover3 which are great off road vehicles and better then any of those stupid hiked trucks.
It's as simple as this, if they are gonna use those trucks for those purposes its a real simple solution never drive them on public roads and use them only where they are to be used. It's no different then a drag car that is only used at the track and gets hauled on a trailer to get there. Same for these vehicles. But if they want to be on the public roads, then noooooooooooooooooooooo it shouldn't be allowed.