[DrKnow65]

Here is where it gets a bit rough (or rougher hehehe) to follow.

A) is the valve profile, it works in unison with the slots (D) in the valve piston, to define the overall orifface size the shock oil may travel through during shock movement. Notice the profile changes from top to bottom on the inside edge. This profile is designed for easier movement around the ride height (2/3 compressed) and is more restricted at the extents of shock travel. Different profiles will be developed for different applications. It also houses the shaft seal in its bottom face to make rebuilding easier. P.S. the shaft seal will be a high end "microseal" that is lipped and able to take the 120 or so p.s.i. the shock may see...

B) is the butterfly valve (carbonfiber made to flex up at the wide tabs but be rigid along the valve profile (D) grove) It sits atop the shock piston and allows fluid to bypass the valve profile through the (C) oriffaces only in downward (extension) movement. This piece can be manufactured in a number of thicknesses to dictate the pressure at which the bypass occurs. Laymen is, the tires drop faster off a jump.

C) is the bypass oriffaces, these work in unison with (B) to regulate the flow during bypass. A larger orifface allows the shock to extend more rapidly, while a smaller orifface has the opposite effect. Dictated by tire weight, heavier tires= smaller orifface, to keep the car from nose diving.

D) is the grove in the shock piston where the valve profile (A) goes. This works in unison with the valve profile to dictate the overall orriface size.

Got it? LOL do I overthink or what?!?!?! hahaha

There you have it. Adjustable spring rate (any time any where without extra springs to seperate from eachother) I'll get up some travel v.s. pressure graphs and animate them to the video of the shock/air spring motion. Slick thing here is there is good traction (pressure) on the tire even at the very end of shock travel, no coil spring can do that. The air spring is matched to shock length so they will come as a pair. You can have butter or diamonds, all adjustments are made on car without disassembly.

Adjustable "position and direction" sensitive shock dampening. Way more to work with than pistons and oils. Nothing should come close to this for a while to come.

I've got to do a bunch of refining for manufacture, but the idea is solid and your comment/conserns are WAY welcome.