How to use hydraulics in GTA Online

Zackerie Fairfax
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Looking fly is the main objective for some players in GTA Online, and how better than to soup up your car with hydraulics.

GTA Online‘s core gameplay loop is committing crimes to earn money to buy better stuff. The stuff you buy can help you commit more crimes, in turn making more money.

However, this isn’t the only way you can play GTA Online. Some players like to role-play and act as ordinary citizens. Others want to blow fat stacks of cash on flashy clothes and gadgets. But there are some players that very into creating the perfect vehicles.

Whether for drag racing, drifting, or just cruising around town, vehicles are an avenue for players to express themselves. While aesthetic lighting and a superb paint job are essential, you might also want to install hydraulics in GTA Online.

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How to use hydraulics in GTA Online

Hydraulics were introduced in the GTA Online Lowriders update, so they’ve been in the game for a while. However, you don’t see them used as often as they should be. To use hydraulics in GTA Online, you need to take a custom version of a car to Benny’s Original Motor Works.

Hydraulic systems can only be put on custom versions of pre-existing vehicles. Low-powered hydraulics are automatically fitted to custom cars, but they can be upgraded to become more powerful. These hydraulic systems can cost anywhere from $125,000 to $290,000.

Once you have the hydraulic system installed, you can instantly start bumping around the streets of Los Santos. Here is how to use the GTA Online hydraulics on PlayStation and Xbox:

  • Hold X/A to extend the height of the car
  • Press X/A again to hop
  • Tap X/A to do a quick hop
  • Hold X/A and move the left stick to raise the front or back of the car
  • Flick or Double Tap the left stick while holding X/A to bounce the front or back of the car

You hold X on PlayStation and A on Xbox to control the Hydraulics. Try experimenting on your own to see what you can pull off.

For more GTA Online, check out the fastest bikes you can purchase, and stay tuned for more news and guides.

Image Credits: Rockstar Games

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Based out of rural Kentucky, Zackerie Fairfax is the head of coverage for Fortnite Intel. Zackerie is also a Senior Writer for the Dexerto Network. He can be contacted at [email protected]