Originally Posted by
Rob Phillips
It is common to hear talk about the surface area of the piston being greater, which is the same as the surface area of the holes being smaller. Just thought I point that out since after reading through most of this thread, I have seen it referred to both ways, which both are correct.
That's true. It's a volume/velocity issue. If we had 2 shock with the same total piston hole area with the same stroke but one was a big bore and the other wasn't, the big bore would have more pack since it's trying to move more fluid through the same sized holes in the same amount of time.
Actually there's an interesting idea. With a 2WD buggy with more than 2/3 of it's weight on the rear, why not run a big bore in the back only and not the front? I may have to ponder that one for a while.