Originally Posted by
JayBee
You have one of these now Mike?!
No, but I was intrigued by the conversation.
But there are two major purposes for a through-shaft damper:
- Better handling of side-loads by supporting the shaft at both ends.
- Removing the "rebound" effect that comes from the changing volume occupied by the shock shaft as it moves in and out. With the through-shaft damper, the volume taken by the shaft is constant.
My AME T-Shox don't have rebound without a rebound spring. So I'm curious where the rebound comes from. But I could very well be missing something, because I've only looked at the manual.
-Mike