Originally Posted by
turbo2cam
I just dislike "pack" in the way its used in our cars because it is completely un-controllable. you can set it any which way you see fit, but depending on a multitude of variables (o-ring health, shaft health, shock body health, contamination, air, etc etc) the "pack" you built your shocks with, can/will vary from the moment your car hits the dirt.
Question everything!
Pack is controllable even with standard shocks. Plenty of alternative systems have come and gone over the years but right now for example you have MIP which use a valve shim stack just as real motorcycle and automobile shocks have. The variables you mentioned are beyond tuning and more like simple maintenance. The biggest effect all that would have together is simply being worn and sloppy it has less stiction and will allow a slightly faster shock speed.
I have an old book here somewhere that goes into "pack" quite heavily. It doesn't use that term because it is about the oil only and not about the shock. So maybe think outside the shock box and more about the oil box. btw pack is not hydroloc, far from it.
Hey your heat is coming up on the cam gotta go.