Having shocks revalved...

[Brett Garret]

What does this mean and what can it do for you. I've heard of people doing this to their Bilstein HDs. Thanks.

[V6Bob]

First, the simplified version.

Shocks work by forcing oil through small holes. This causes motion to be dampened.

The "small holes" are actually quite sophisticated, causing shock forces to vary in a certain way, depending on how fast the shock is moving.

Revalving changes the "small holes" and the shape of the shock speed/dampening force curve. It can make a generic shock better match your particular setup and driving needs (ie competition).

The NASCAR guys now all have a "shock engineer" who travels with the team.

[Dominic]

And for stock V6 springs, you really dont need the HD's revalved. I run the Bilstein HDs on my stock V6 springs and it's plenty of damping for them [img]smile.gif[/img]