rumor has it that [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Richard,
>
> Is there some valving that goes on inside
> those? I think that their function in the system is basically the
> same as shock absorbers in a normal suspension set-up, so it would
> make sense that they would have some valving like a shock absorber.
No, those are instead of _springs_.
The system uses hydraulic fluid to change the ride height, but hydraulic
fluid doesn't compress so when the hydraulics are doing a lot of the
load carrying there would be little "spring" action. The spheres have a
very high pressure nitrogen that the hydraulics can push against. The
nitrogen then acts as an "air spring" for the hydraulics. When all the
parts are doing their respective jobs, the system works _quite_ well.
Philip, no TDs on the road right now...
