If your TikTok feed is starting to fill up with videos of highly modified pickup trucks and forlorn owners complaining about not being able to drive them, you might be wondering what is going on.

I’m not sure there’s any car mod trend as universally hated as the Carolina Squat—y’know, where trucks and Tahoes are lifted sky-high up front with stock-height suspension in the rear. It’s been the ...

The Carolina Squat involves raising the front of a truck or SUV higher than the rear. Critics argue the squatted stance impacts handling and visibility. Mississippi and Tennessee are the latest states ...