How Does a Shock Work?

All shocks have a combination of oil and gas in them. When working correctly, the gas and oil will never mix. Reason for having gas in a shock, is when the shaft travels into the body of the shock, that increases the volume of material the in body, thus compressing the gas.
A shock uses oil as a tool to dampen movements of the suspension components. The dampening is controlled by the valving and bleed selected. The valving can be as restrictive or nonrestrictive as desired based on shim stacks being used.
A high restrictive valving causes high internal pressure and will require more gas pressure if the shock does not have a base valve, and the opposite when a less restrictive valving is chosen.
These are the basics of what is happening on the inside of a shock absorber, and can be applied in many different ways. Contact us today to learn more about how a shock works and how Wild Racing can help our race team!