Why are these trucks flat in the front and raised in the back?

Brazil is not just a country famous for its football, tropical forests and carnivals. Sambacilar with a different trucking culture also known. Brazilian truckers add a different dimension to the tuning world with their different modification styles.

But the Brazilians do It’s not just because the car looks good., there are other reasons as well. What are these reasons, what are their pros and cons? Let’s take a closer look.

Brazilians, who lift the rear suspension of the trucks up to 2 meters and press the front, call this style ‘kangaroo truck’ or ‘belted truck’.

Drivers say they chose this method to minimize bad road conditions or accidents. But the fact that they modified the trucks in this way The most important reason is “security”.

Although everything seems like a daily rosy look from the outside, Brazil’s inside is not quite what it seems. Crime rates in the country are quite high. One of these crimes is theft. Especially on highways trucks are frequently looted.

Therefore, truck drivers started to prefer using kangaroo trucks for the safety of life and property.

In addition, according to drivers, pressing the front of the vehicle and lifting the back increases the load capacity of the trucks and better driving performance makes it happen.

This style, which is good for some and bad for some, is comfortable for the driver, but also suitable for both traffic and vehicles. serious damages can give.

Let’s take a look at how the backs of trucks are raised off the ground before the damage they do to the vehicle.

This method works in two ways. The first, and often preferred, is the original chassis of the trucks. adding a second chassis and thus the rear can be raised up to 2 meters. In the second method, various apparatus or additional scissors are added to the chassis.

This method, which is claimed to improve the stability of the vehicle, prevents the vehicle from losing control while turning. reduces the possibility of tipping over. Of course, these are all drivers’ opinions. According to experts and other truckers who oppose this modification, the situation is quite different.

According to them, the main reason for removing the back of the truck is to cover up the illegal overloading of the truck.

In addition, this situation causes great damage to the vehicles. For example, when the rear is raised and emergency braking is required, forward ejection of the load it gets easier; which means that the driver can always be in danger.

There is also the law of physics part of the work. When the truck’s rear end rises center of gravity changes completely and the front axle is overloaded. This results in wear of the front axles and wheels, deterioration of brake performance and over time, especially the transmission. damage to many parts. why is this happening.

Contrary to what the drivers say, according to driving experts, excess weight will put pressure on the front axle. makes it harder to turn on corners. This can cause the vehicle to become unstable and tip over.

As a result of all this, the Brazilian government passed a law to prevent accidents.

In 2014, the National Traffic Council (Contran) issued Resolution 479 limiting the flatness of trucks. According to this law trucks It can be raised up to 2 degrees.

Well 3.5 centimeters per meter The rear of the vehicle can be raised. In addition, the taillights cannot be at a height of 1.20 meters from the ground. Likewise, parking lamps or position lamps cannot exceed 1.50 meters from the ground.

But Brazilian drivers It cannot be said that he complies with the law.. It’s still possible to see kangaroo trucks on Brazilian roads today.

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