Bladder shocks will always have rebound when assembled, it is in the nature of the design.
An emulsion shock like the AE one can be built without any rebound if that is what you prefer in terms of handling. But the downside is that there will always be that tiny squeak of air bubbles.
I think a shock without rebound will generate more grip and perhaps handle the bumps a bit better? Maybe this is why it is the hot setup for offroad?
I assume you could also fit Yokomo bladders and caps onto the AE shocks if you really wanted to, maybe the AE touring bladders would fit too?
I recall fitting bladders onto my old Lazer ZX-5 shocks, although they were a lot easier to build, the car didn't seem quite as settled on the track, but that could have been in my head!
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