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Postby rjastra2 » Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:49 pm

Matty wrote:
rjastra2 wrote:
Matty wrote:nearly all shocks are digressive valved.


I am not so sure of that.. It's a fairly recent trend and usually only on high end shock absorbers.

crap. All (OEM) MX-5 shocks are digressive.


Proof?
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Postby stevesports » Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:03 pm

http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA= ... LAY=STATUS

here is the patent. Issued 1999.
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Postby Matty » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:38 pm

rjastra2 wrote:
Matty wrote:
rjastra2 wrote:
Matty wrote:nearly all shocks are digressive valved.


I am not so sure of that.. It's a fairly recent trend and usually only on high end shock absorbers.

crap. All (OEM) MX-5 shocks are digressive.


Proof?

Look at any shock dyno chart.
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