A minitruck is a compact pickup built for light uty, equipped with a four or six cylinder engine from the factory. Years ago, folks in Southern California decided to customize these small trucks. Originally, one such modification consisted of lowering the truck by any means possible, such as heating or removing leaf springs, cutting coils from coil springs, and cranking down torsion keys to lower the front. These cheap methods usually result in a harsh, bouncy ride. In the old days, fifteen inch wheels were par, but nowadays it is not uncommon for wheels to exceed 20 inches in diameter. As years passed, minitrucks increasingly grew in popularity and the modifications became more extreme. Another name for Minitrucks are Low-Lux which is more commin in Australia