I am wondering if suspension is affected by cold weather. not so much the springs, they get cold too obviously but i was thinking about the shocks/struts. tempature has a pretty big effect on a gas, but should it be noticeable? ive never heard anything about temp being a factor in how shocks operate.

 

I'm sure it is affected. Temperature has an effect on gas but more importantly on the viscosity of whatever liquid they use in there. Maybe nobody ever notices because you tend to (and should) drive a cold car slowly...and by the time it warms up I'm sure so do the shocks.

 

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to do it properly, you don't drive a cold car at all...and the shocks won't get warm just sittin in the driveway.

 

it seems like my suspension makes a lot of noise when i first start driving, now that its cold. it sounds like im hitting the bumpstops a lot easier. no good