Stance (vehicle)

A popular lowered stance customization that first emerged in the 1940s was the taildragger car, described by Motor Trend as follows: The Ford's stance was reworked by Brothers Custom to bring the rear lower to the ground, capturing the era when rear tires barely peeked out from the bottoms of the skirts.

With the frame and the wishbones C'd, the trunk floor and torque tube tunnel raised, and the rear crossmember flattened, Brothers Custom really set the taildragger style.

This is due to the same reasoning, when the vehicle is not turning less tread will be in contact with the road or track, resulting in less grip and lost performance.

Extreme body work, suspension and wheel setups often make them less comfortable to drive on public roads and sometimes unsafe.

The origin of many of the key elements of modern "stance" style is typically credited to Japan, however, other countries previously have also had similar subcultures of car modification that developed largely independently of Japan, and as such, the true origins of "stance" is hard to pinpoint as the style has spread to many countries.

[5] Events happen yearly that host many stanced cars, such as Stancenation, Wörthersee Treffen, FittedUK, Wekfest, Ultrace and H2Oi.