Would adding weight in the trunk of a front wheel car (94 Camry) provide benefit for driving in the snow? How about adding weight in the bed of a 2005 Ranger without four wheel drive? thanks, fred p

A couple of hundred of pounds of weight in that Ranger and you will be unstopable.That same weight in the front of that Camry will make it unsteerable. Really, we went over this pretty good last year I can’t think of anything to add to that marvelous thread.Try the search feature and see if you can…

A couple of hundred lbs of weight directly over the rear axle or forward of the rear axle of a RWD vehicle will help quite bit with traction. On the other hand, adding weight to the trunk of a FWD vehicle (like that Camry) will only worsen the weight distribution and will actually reduce the tracti…

Isn’t the trunk of the Camry in the back? "Would adding weight in the trunk of a front wheel car (94 Camry) provide benefit for driving in the snow? "

In the snow and ice, there are TWO problems. One is simple traction in applying the power from the engine to the road (getting going and keep going.) The other is distributing the weight so to have the most control when driving. (staying on the road facing front when driving.) Both are important,…

There’s no good reason to add weight to a FWD car. There’s already considerably more than 50% (~60% typ.)of the total weight over the driving wheels. Adding weight over the non driven wheels will make it easier to get stuck. To get a 10% increase in the Ranger would take ~350lbs over the back whe…

“If this idea has any chance at all the weight has to go over the drive wheels.” Yes, but how would you propose that someone add weight to the front of that Camry? Duct-taping barbell weights to the hood, perhaps? ;-))

Regarding adding weight in the trunk of a front drive car - I must disagree with all but Mr. Meehan. A light rear end will encourage the car to swap ends. The ideal is 50/50 weight distribution. Therefore, adding weight to the trunk of a FWD car is a good idea. Accelerating and clawing your way …

Equally impossible to envision is how adding weight to the rear would help traction in a fwd auto. I simply edited the OP’s statement as I felt the idea to add weight to the rear of a fwd car in order to increase traction was a typo. I read the response that adding weight to the rear of a fwd car …

Adding weight to the Ranger is a good idea. Don’t put the weight too far back in the bed. Somewhere between the cab and the rear axle is best. Adding weight to the Camry is less useful. Again, if you add weight put it as close to the rear seat as possible. This will keep the car closer to a 50/…

Adding Weight for driving in the Snow? 2 Questions

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oldschool December 28, 2010, 11:13am 5

Yes but why would putting weight over the back wheels have any chance of helping traction when the drive wheels are in the front? If this idea has any chance at all the weight has to go over the drive wheels. I know the OP wrote trunk.

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