Mugen Bulldog airshock dissection

[tiger1]

Anatomy of a Mugen Bulldog airshock.

This was one of the reasons why I bought the Bulldog in 1985, never has an oil leak!!

Sadly, it does not really work too well except on road, bashing.....

[highwayracer]

Very interesting. I've always wondered what was in there. Back in 85, the bulldog was the car that i wish I could get.

[Lonestar]

awesome, thanks for sharing - was also wondering Pretty basic in the end... I wonder how much of it is air dampening vs. basic friction... maybe lubing the o-ring would help?

Paul

[Coelacanth]

It's pretty rudimentary inside, but I can see how it kinda works...the variable-rate springs would help it to absorb shocks without being too bouncy. I still don't like the idea that you aren't able to adjust anything inside like shock oil weight or piston hole sizes. That's probably why air-damped shocks never appeared on any competitive car.

[GoMachV]

I'm still trying to figure out why we never have seen rotary shocks. In our game, it would be a way to keep the weight low in the chassis and could be very tiny with no oil volume vs shaft volume issues.

I have a bulldog air shock in my bin of parts. Just waiting for the rest of the car lol.

[Lonestar]

I'm still trying to figure out why we never have seen rotary shocks. In our game, it would be a way to keep the weight low in the chassis and could be very tiny with no oil volume vs shaft volume issues.

I have a bulldog air shock in my bin of parts. Just waiting for the rest of the car lol.

awesomatix have them...

paul