Shocks 101: Emulsion VS IFP Shock

Описание: Hey guys, Thomas at Radflo here and welcome back to our YouTube channel.

In today’s episode, we will be starting from the basics.

When you’re talking about monotube shocks, you’ll usually see them built in two main styles: emulsion and IFP.

A monotube shock is usually made up of three main parts: the mounts, the body, and the shaft assembly. But it’s what’s on that shaft assembly where everything really happens.

With a standard emulsion, inside the shock will look very simple. A piston, its valving, and a seal head. This means that when the piston is working on the vehicle, the gas and oil are mixing, eventually emulsifying.

An IFP shock still has the same basic parts. Mounts, body, shaft assembly, piston, valving, seal head.

But inside the body, it adds one more key component. A floating piston that separates the oil from the nitrogen.

So instead of oil and gas living together, they live in two separate chambers. Oil stays oil. Gas stays gas.

0:00 - 0:22 - What is a Monotube shock?
0:23 - 0:44 - What is an Emulsion shock?
0:45 - 1:47 - Valving/ Tuning matters!
1:48 - 2:19 - Gassing a shock and why it’s needed.
2:20 - 2:58 - What is an IFP shock? (Internal Floating Piston)
2:59 - 3:35 - If an IFP is better why do we see Emulsions?
3:36 - 3:57 - OE and Universal Options
3:58 - 4:31 - Let us help you set up your rig!