Lift springs?

[j-san]

I will be running a set of dedicated winter tires, but tires can only work when they contact the ground! I have gotten the Yaris stuck on snow drifts at intersections after the plows came through. Most annoying is when they leave a big wall of snow right where you have to stop at either a light or stop sign and lose all forwards momentum. So long as I can maintain momentum, I've been able to drive through all but the deepest snow, but there are times where I can just feel and hear the bottom of the car dragging on the snow. My old car (1998 RAV4) had excellent ground clearance and I never once got it stuck, even after having been plowed in while parallel parked.

Some spacers sound like they could be a relatively inexpensive idea. Something to fit on the spring perch to give an extra inch of lift. CTScott, how much higher is your Crashy than a normal Yaris?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by j-san

I will be running a set of dedicated winter tires, but tires can only work when they contact the ground! I have gotten the Yaris stuck on snow drifts at intersections after the plows came through. Most annoying is when they leave a big wall of snow right where you have to stop at either a light or stop sign and lose all forwards momentum. So long as I can maintain momentum, I've been able to drive through all but the deepest snow, but there are times where I can just feel and hear the bottom of the car dragging on the snow. My old car (1998 RAV4) had excellent ground clearance and I never once got it stuck, even after having been plowed in while parallel parked.

Some spacers sound like they could be a relatively inexpensive idea. Something to fit on the spring perch to give an extra inch of lift. CTScott, how much higher is your Crashy than a normal Yaris?

A Yaris with stock springs has 5.8" of clearance. Crashy has 12". My lift kit is only 4", but she has no front bumper, fenders, or bumper supports, and her plow frame, which replaces those, weighs a whole lot less than they did.

[Rigaud]

Buy a 4x4. Yaris is wrong vehicle for deep snow, I know I live in it.