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  2. Vehicle recovery - Wikipedia

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    These include power units to supply air for power tools or pumping off vehicle braking systems, etc. Generators supply 110 or 220 volt mains power for floodlighting, tools, etc. There are different shaped forks for attaching to lift points, or for modifying standard lifting devices to allow them to transport motorbikes.

  3. Stance (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    It may refer to any vehicle, including sports cars, pickup trucks and off-road vehicles, however it is mostly associated with lowered sports cars, sedans, hatchbacks, vans and other body styles of passenger cars. The term stance is most commonly associated with the stanced car subculture, a style of modifying cars which emphasizes lowering cars ...

  4. Height adjustable suspension - Wikipedia

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    Height adjustable suspension is a feature of certain automobile suspension systems that allow the motorist to vary the ride height or ground clearance. This can be done for various reasons including giving better ground clearance over rough terrain, a lower ground clearance to improve performance and fuel economy at high speed, [1] or for stylistic reasons.

  5. Runaway truck ramp - Wikipedia

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    Long descending grades can allow high vehicle speeds to be reached, and truck brakes can overheat and fail through extensive use. The ramps are often built before a critical change in the radius of curvature of the road, or before a place that may require the vehicle to stop, such as before an intersection in a populated area. [ 2 ]

  6. Video shows Florida deputy saving a baby who was trapped in a ...

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    A motorcycle going more than 100 mph sped past Charlotte County Deputy Sgt. Dave Musgrove just after 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and slammed into a vehicle carrying a mother and two small children in ...

  7. Car hydraulics - Wikipedia

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    Car hydraulics are equipment installed in an automobile that allows for a dynamic adjustment in height of the vehicle. These suspension modifications are often placed in a lowrider, i.e., a vehicle modified to lower its ground clearance below that of its original design.

  8. Texas man who slammed truck into building, killing one ... - AOL

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    (Reuters) - The man who drove an 18-wheel truck with a loaded flatbed into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) building last week, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others ...

  9. Suspension lift - Wikipedia

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    With an adequate budget, the best way to lift with leaf springs is to buy a new set with the lift built in. An add-a-leaf depends on the integrity of the old springs. They may be a bit worn out, so when the lift is installed, the proposed 2 inch leaves may only have lifted the truck 1.5 inches.