Subaru Wheel Wells and Snow Accumulation
[ April 7th, 2008 ] By: Charles Smith Posted in » Questions
I had a problem this winter: whenever I would go out and play in the snow with my WRX, snow would be melted by the tires and refreeze on the wheel well. I was wondering if you could give me some insight in how to prevent this. So leave a comment, tell me how to fix my problems.
I was thinking that maybe a wax coating would prevent it from happening.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Oddly enough, I remember having zero problems in the same exact conditions with my car. We should have a look later to compare the differences in our wheel wells.
My previous idea of adding a heating element is rather impractical, but there are a few things that could have a reasonable chance of working out, like modifying the mud flap. If you bring it closer to the car, it will deflect more of the snow out of the wheel well, slowing down the build up significantly. Coating the liners with Teflon has potential :P
April 8th, 2008 at 12:46 am
A pretty LOL design would be wheel wells as heatsinks that act as tough radiators. But there’s gotta be a simple solution.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:05 am
F1 style! Open wheel wells! That would be awesome. Then again, most rally rules require closed wheel wells, don’t they? You would end up getting dirt and mud all over your windshield from the front wheels if the spray coming out wasn’t contained.
I feel like a non-stick surface of some kind would be easiest for the problems you’re having.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
The same thing happens to my scooby but it has never caused me any problems while playing in the snow. The only problems I ever had were when it got warm or you started knocking it off and it would get stuck in the wheel well and not come out.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
It causes me some issues with how much my front wheels can turn. It also acts like a bump stop on my rear suspension so it causes me some problems.
January 16th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
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