Shock question

[Kyle K.]

Hey guys, I have a set of Rancho RS9012's about 13" of travel with the 5 position adjustments and I'm working on a custom suspension, the compression on these shocks is much softer than the rebound. I haven't done any serious work on any 4x4's for a couple years now, anyway, do I want the compression or the rebound on my shocks to be more firm?
I've been building tuner cars for too long now, gotta get back into this.

Thanx, Dodgerr

 

[NOTAJP]

Here's what James Duff says:

SPRINGS COMPRESS... SHOCKS CONTROL REBOUND!
Our shocks are valved 70% rebound, 30% compression, letting the springs do their job, control compression. Our shocks smooth out the ride by controlling rebound. The combination of 10 stage auto speed adjusting valves with the all weather, multi viscosity fluid enables these shocks to maintain the consistent performance level we demand for on and off-road driving.

Conventional 50/50 valved shocks use equal pressure for both directions. This creates a choppy ride, caused by overheated shocks trying to control compression.


RS9000's are the best shocks IMHO because you can control the valve settings. Take into consideration that I haven't had much experience with auto adjusting shocks. I wish I could afford to buy several sets and play with them.