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Originally Posted by Ginger_Extract
It makes sense to me. The damper's resistance to compression and rate of rebound ramp up under deeper stroke, to prevent the internal piston from smacking the strut base and risking damage. The spring acts in the same way as a return spring would, it's a mechanical stop. There is a difference between the strut hitting the bump stops (usable travel), and hitting absolute bottom (absolute travel).
This is all part of the witchcraft and wizardry that is shock design. I'm curious Felix, when you had the damper apart, could you spot any shims or other internal damper design cues? As I understand it, it's all a matter of fluid control inside of the damper.
This thread is proving to be an excellent learning tool!  |
I suppose the range of suspension motion itself would also limit the likelihood of "topping out".