[Technical Question] Do worn out shock absorbers/dampers let in more road noise?

[autoque]

When the vehicle takes up more mileage, with the dampers getting worn out, do they transmit more road noise over bumps and pot-holes?
The road conditiono here is awful, so I have to drive over lots of bumps, sometimes extremely deep and sudden crater-like dips (even today I went over one of 'em), so my vehicle's dampers are likely wear prematurely, but I want the road noise to be as minimal as possible so long as I own the vehicle. So I was thinking if I should include shock absorbers in my future maintenance list. Thanks in advance.

Edit: For now, the road noise is mostly soft, suppressed and hushed sound over bumps and pot-holes. But I was curious if this is going to get worse as the vehicle ages, and what I can do to prevent it.

[ABMW]

Originally Posted by autoque

When the vehicle takes up more mileage, with the dampers getting worn out, do they transmit more road noise over bumps and pot-holes?
The road conditiono here is awful, so I have to drive over lots of bumps, sometimes extremely deep and sudden crater-like dips (even today I went over one of 'em), so my vehicle's dampers are likely wear prematurely, but I want the road noise to be as minimal as possible so long as I own the vehicle. So I was thinking if I should include shock absorbers in my future maintenance list. Thanks in advance.

Edit: For now, the road noise is mostly soft, suppressed and hushed sound over bumps and pot-holes. But I was curious if this is going to get worse as the vehicle ages, and what I can do to prevent it.

There's nothing you can do to prevent your shocks from wearing. It's part of the process of their aging. The dampening oil within them breaks down over time, just like engine oil, and the seals eventually begin to fail.

Depending on the quality of the shocks the time it takes for this to occur can vary tremendously. Obviously the more operational load thats placed on the vehicle during its life, the more quickly the shocks will wear.

Tires can add to road noise substantially and as tires wear you'll also hear more road noise.

The soft hushed sound over bumps and pot holes, that you've described, sounds as if your shocks are currently working well and are in good shape.

A high frequency, "loose," feeling or noise could indicate that their starting to wear, and of course if you're starting to experience a much softer ride in corners or a rougher ride on the road, that can also indicate wear.

Either way, replacing shocks comes with owning a vehicle, and there's little you can do, beyond trying to dodge potholes (if safe to do so), to prolong the life-span of your suspension components.

Keep in mind that shock absorbers are but one piece of a relatively complex suspension puzzle, made up of tie rods, roll bars, coils (springs) and sensors. All are prone to wear or malfunction, over time.

[autoque]

So aged/damaged suspension components don't necessariliy let in louder road noise but rather make ride and handling suffer?

'Cause a few days ago, I ran over a crater-sized pothole with the vehicle's left tires at a rather high speed and since then I feel like I'm hearing louder road noise intruding over many bumps and irregularities. So I wanted to make sure if I wasn't being paranoid or if there was really some basis to what I'm experiencing. I'm worried if I might've damaged something in the suspension.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by autoque

I'm worried if I might've damaged something in the suspension.

Check your wheels for rim damage. Often (but not always) a pothole hit which is enough to damage the suspension will also cause visible damage to the rim.

[autoque]

I've been experiencing this for a while but I thought someone might be able to point ot a right direction.

In an underground parking lot when I'm coming down on an incline and turning right when I reach the lower floor, I occasionally hear a short crack sound coming from the front driver side wheel area. Diagram is attached for a clearer explanation. I'll be taking the vehicle in soon, but wanted to know what to expect in advance.

Maybe something with the susepension, I'd figured...

[ard]

I don't think anyone answered the question:

Worn shocks can allow more motion which will increase noise and vibration.

But I suspect the majority of the noise is going to be degradation of rubber isolation parts...