Shock resitance, compression vs expanded.

[frederick_w]

I just bought Monroe magnum gas shocks for my MH.

It takes 50% less resistance to compress shock downward compared to extending (pulling up) the shock.

Perhaps that's normal for motor home shocks. It seems there should be at least 75 %.

Thanks in advance.

[tatest]

Depending on the application, shocks can be anywhere between 50-50 and 90-10, with the greater damping on rebound. Shocks stiff on compression make for a harsher ride, extension damping serves to limit oscillation and control the unsprung weight.

The only exception I know about was a drag racing front shock that served to hold the front end up for weight transfer to the rear, which had almost no damping on extension and was very slow to come back down.

[_40Fan]

pronstar wrote:
Compression damping, and rebound damping, won't be the same.

For a cheap off the counter shock. The money that it would take to make it do what you would want to would scare away 99% of the people out there.

[pronstar]

Compression damping, and rebound damping, won't be the same.

[Home_Skillet]

Shocks are for controlling suspension rebound.
So, they are working correctly.