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Old 10-10-2009
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Thumbs up It's normal for the shocks to "suck"!

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Originally Posted by mark christopher View Post
mine do but im using em like that
The shocks "suck" because you built them correctly.
When assembling the shocks, at the point you seal them with the bleeder, the pressure/vacuum in the shock is "neutral". From that "neutral" position, when the shaft travels into the body it becomes pressurized. From "neutral", when the shaft travels out of the body it creates a vacuum. All normal for a shock of this design. If there is no vacuum, you did it wrong. If there is too much pressure, you did it wrong. The shaft must travel into the body (compress) until it bottoms, without becoming stiff. It must also travel outward (rebound) the full stroke without becoming stiff.
You're all building the shocks correctly, now go kick some offroad azz!
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