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Rod ends can sometimes rotate free with no load and then bind up with load. If you have a smash machine, put a 4 link rod in and compress to 1500lbs and make sure you can still turn the rod ends by...

Sounds like there is little to no compression bleed in the shock. I'd verify with the shock builder that the bleed size did not change at all.

4-link rod ends - did you replace them? If the hit...