Originally posted by SlowPro48
Haha! Man you're not going to let me slide on outta this discussion are you?
Just trying to learn, man

With cartridge style dampers like what we've apparently got (don't know for sure since I've never taken one apart but I think someone on this board reported shim stacks) the shims flex away from the piston in response to increased speed thus increasing orifice size and preventing hydraulic lock. Heck they could probably even handle a million pounds without blowing up!!! ;>
Gotcha. That kind of blows my theory.

PS - iirc, even engineers and physicists use pounds as a measure of force. A pound of force can exist independant of gravity. It's when pounds are used as an identifier of mass that they become gravity-dependant.

PPS - thx for taking the time to explain everything