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+Mahmood al-Walled Yes that is considered bad. It should have even resistance up and down. Although, I have found some new out-of-the-box shocks and struts that had very minor skips or "gaps" as you say. That usually indicates air in the fluid and will sometimes work out over time and use in a new shock. This is fairly common on Non-Gas filled shocks and struts.
+Esevato76 Yes there should be resistance with both compression and extension. This is true for both gas and conventional shocks and struts. As to both directions being equal it would depend on the valving design. I honestly do not know which would be greater. My guess would be that resistance would be greater during compression.
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