I am just wondering if my d2’s are going to explode, or crack or something, when the -30 degree weather sets in and I decide to go driving. What exactly is the degree rating on the coilovers for? Optimal working range? Or do I actually stand a good chance of destroying my purchase?
And, is anyone else going to run d2’s in the winter?
Pretty much everyone I know is removing their coilovers if they are driving in the winter.
Coilovers and cold temps. don’t go well together.
I believe the d2’s come with a temperature rating, shouldn’t be used below a certain temp.
Im putting the stockers in a week or so. I think everyone should do it
before the first snow/ice hits.
Plus I want some sort of 4x4 ride height with all the snow and crap that’s
gonna be on the roads.
the D2 box says not for use at -5 degrees celsius or thereabouts
Moved to the right section.
The only coilovers that are safe for winter are gas filled ones like Tein or similar makes.
performance is not guaranteed in temperature less than -5, but they should still be ok for normal driving… i threw away my stock shocks cuz they made the driving dangerous… so i’m going to stick with D2s and see what happens. What do you guys think though, risk it or not? What other choice do I have (please don’t say public transportation 
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yeah they will explode and game over…
Thats kind of a hassle i think, having to change your coilovers every winter and then again for the summer
hmm makes me think twice about buying some when i could just stay with Tokikos and lowering springs.
God im lazy…but then again im already changing rims and front bumper why not the shocks too hahahahah yeah right!!
that is true,
but the major market for these coilovers is in places where they dont see this type of weather.
even though i may have to run teh D2’s at least into late december and a few weeks into janurary, i know that i shouldnt and that any damage would be my own fault.
i hope no one wears then in -22 degree weather and expects to get the warranty on them
I guess if I knew the type of oil in the shocks then I could probably find out the actual freezing point. I have seen some drifting vids and they run their coils when it is snowing, which is guarenteed negative celcius. I dont have the cash to have mine explode if they freeze, but I am still curious. Maybe if you make the dampening full soft so that the car basically bounces on the springs? Maybe somehow insulating the springs (like the way people insulate thier plants in the winter)? I just dont want to keep on switching back and fourth all the time. 
i don’t forsee any negative effects on the coilovers if you leave them on the car while you have it stored in a non heated garage, correct?
Correct.
What if there is weight on the wheels? Is it the cold that hurts them, or
using them while the contents of the dampers are cold?
It’s the actual movement of the damper that causes breakdown.
the fluid inside the damper moves around while you drive, and hit bumps etc, and if its too cold, it would not work properly. The holes the oil has to go through inside the damper might get cloged with frozen oil . . . thus destroying your damper.
Take them out for winter, or you’ll be looking at a new set of coilovers nextyear…
hey, if you were to have gas filled coilovers(eg Tein as Phil stated up there), and use them during the winter, would the salt from the streets clog it up? some people have told me that their coilovers were jammed after one winter 'n couldn’t adjust the height afterwards…any input?
now to that, feasably, it COULD work…
but who really wants a super stiff suspension and low rideheight in winter?
if you have good seals on your coilovers, they should be ok, but id still take them off…
also, on coilovers like gas filled teins etc they can be “overhauled” as tein says.
aka, they’ll clean all the shiznit outa your suspension and make um work again… for a price…
just be safe and take them out
ahh…alrite thx for the info 8)