AWD - Ground Clearance

Sansui
Sansui Posts: 372
edited December 2007 in The Clubhouse
What is the lowest ground clearance a 6 cyl. AWD could have and still "safely" handle in a 10" snow (dry or wet)?
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited December 2007
    10".

    If you go lower than the height of the snow on the ground, you'll be plowing with it, which will reduce handling. You would also run the risk of getting high-centered at intersections, especially in a wet packing snow.

    I don't have one to measure, but I'm prett sure my dad's subaru isn't 10" off the ground at the front....
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    Good question, I'll be able to answer this next winter when my car is about 1.5" lower all the way around.

    Stock my g35 is relatively low to the ground in the front with the little lip. I know I did some plowing last year but the car went right through it.
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited December 2007
    San see my post in your earlier thread
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showpost.php?p=743734&postcount=62
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited December 2007
    nadams wrote: »
    10".

    If you go lower than the height of the snow on the ground, you'll be plowing with it, which will reduce handling. You would also run the risk of getting high-centered at intersections, especially in a wet packing snow.

    I don't have one to measure, but I'm prett sure my dad's subaru isn't 10" off the ground at the front....

    I'm not too sure, but I'd think 10" also.
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited December 2007
    apphd wrote: »
    San see my post in your earlier thread
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showpost.php?p=743734&postcount=62
    Again, good luck, I hate auto shopping, but love audio shopping.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    They're right, about 10" overall. You don't want to be plowing the stuff and if it packed up it's bobsled time. A small something like a differential could hang down lower than that but I wouldn't want much drag in the snow.

    I never was much of a truck guy, but when I got my Jeep I learned just how useless a regular car was on any kind of non-pavement.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,574
    edited December 2007
    Something about plowing the snow with the underbody of any vehicle would scare me...

    And I find cars to be pretty useless all together ;)
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited December 2007
    John in MA wrote: »
    They're right, about 10" overall. You don't want to be plowing the stuff and if it packed up it's bobsled time. A small something like a differential could hang down lower than that but I wouldn't want much drag in the snow.

    I never was much of a truck guy, but when I got my Jeep I learned just how useless a regular car was on any kind of non-pavement.
    I'm speaking of fresh fallen snow, not packed yet...
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited December 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Something about plowing the snow with the underbody of any vehicle would scare me...

    And I find cars to be pretty useless all together ;)
    On the SR5 line skid plates are "standard equipment". ;)
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