Weight In Rear Of LB Help Snow Driving? - Toyota Yaris Forums

MUSKOKA800 · 01-20-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WMERCERECU77

Does adding weight to the rear of the LB help handling on snowy roads?

Adding ballast on the floor of the passenger side would likely be more effective.
Loading the rear may be counter-productive since drive, steering and a majority of the braking is performed by the front wheels.

YAR1S · 01-20-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MUSKOKA800

Adding ballast on the floor of the passenger side would likely be more effective.
Loading the rear may be counter-productive since drive, steering and a majority of the braking is performed by the front wheels.

Thats what i thought... put the weight over the driving wheels..... this would be true for a rear wheel drive, but not for most of our cases.

Pars · 01-20-2009, 08:11 PM

If you're climbing in the snow, you'll need the weight up front. Yaris already has an healthy amount of grip at the rear (for a lightweight car).

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01-20-2009, 08:11 PM	#3
Pars Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 418	If you're climbing in the snow, you'll need the weight up front. Yaris already has an healthy amount of grip at the rear (for a lightweight car).