GR86 Outside temp affects on suspension.

[Jw94]

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone else has experienced the same. That on warm days the suspension feels a lot softer with an almost under damped feel to it then on cold days it’s feels brick hard. I have checked the dampers and there’s no leaks anywhere but I’ve never driven a car where the outside temp affects its ride so much.

 

[Gazoo86]

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone else has experienced the same. That on warm days the suspension feels a lot softer with an almost under damped feel to it then on cold days it’s feels brick hard. I have checked the dampers and there’s no leaks anywhere but I’ve never driven a car where the outside temp affects its ride so much.

Yeah, noticed too. It’s been mentioned on other forums. It’s down to the price point of the standard Showa dampers.

 

[GRistopher]

I've read this elsewhere, and experienced it before. you're not imagining it

 

[ianmk4]

I felt this yesterday morning as it fell to 2 degrees. I thought it was because I check my tyre pressures the day before.

Maybe we need winter dampers, as well as winter tyres!

 

[ZN8]

Yeah I notice a big difference.

In the peak of each season I'd say there is like 20% difference in the firmness of the ride. It was a driver for me to drop tyre pressures as the car felt rock hard last winter.