Originally Posted by sosidge

But I do think you are approaching your damper assembly wrong - it is very easy to build a bladder shock at full extension - just press the bladder into place and put the cap on. Should not be any hydrolocking anywhere in the stroke. It's also pretty easy to build the emulsion shock at full extension too. Just work out how much oil to put in before fitting the cap (in my eyes, just up to the brim with a concave meniscus works about right). Bleeding the shocks at part compression just makes the shaft pull back in from full extension - not desirable in my book.