Around what time did people start lifting their trucks?

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Question by LtheprodigyH: Around what time did people start lifting their trucks?
When did jacked up trucks first come around and is it known where the first jacked up truck popped up?

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Answer by Damocles
This started becoming popular in the early 1980's.

I don't think that it would be possible to track down the first one of these. I suspect the first ones appeared in the 1950's, because a given terrain required additional ground clearance to get over obstacles. As far as the whole "Monster Truck" thing goes, it started out as a side show at various "hot rod" type car shows, like "World Of Wheels".

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