Originally posted by Andy W.:
Struts inherently pull the shaft in not push it out! A higher valved strut means that the valve reduces the flow of fluid around the shaft limiting the springs range more than a .

-Andy



The high pressure gas charge is independent of the valving. Who said anything about valves, anyway?

It is widely known that Bilsteins, especially, when hand compressed off the vehicle, will push the shaft back out to full extension. Low-pressure dampers will just leave the shaft wherever you put it. I don't know of any damper that "pulls it in."

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998