noun Street Slang

hydros

· noun · la

Hydraulic suspension system on a lowrider.

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The hydraulic suspension setup on a lowrider — pumps, cylinders, dump valves, bank of batteries in the trunk. Lets you raise, drop, lean and hop the car off the switches. Pioneered in LA in the late 50s when Ron Aguirre put aircraft hydraulics in his '57 Corvette to clear ride-height laws.

“He saved up two years for the hydros, then blew it all on chrome instead.”
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hydros In A Sentence

He saved up two years for the hydros, then blew it all on chrome instead.

Origin & Usage

Lowrider scene, LA, late 1950s — Ron Aguirre's X-Sonic is credited as the first.

Variants hydraulics
Tags #la#lowrider#chicano#cars

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