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Originally Posted by PhilD
Kind of what I always thought, but have been hearing different things about the actual pressure. One way to usually tell a high pressure (200-300 psi) shock is they usually come strapped to make them easier to install.
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Yeah, the pressures vary greatly and are different for each vehicle. Apparently when they designed the coil sprung rear on the H2, they designed it with a very high pressure gas charged shock that offers some "lift."
Apparently, aftermarket shock makers don't know what charge to have either. Just because a shock says it's high pressure charged doesn't mean it is charged correctly for the sprung H2 because all monotube shocks are charged.
There are pros and cons to monotubes vs. multitubes. Multitubes will not be high pressure charged though and will not offer the "lift" like was designed into the rear of the H2. Many of the off-road shocks are multi-tube design.