Nitro vs hydro shocks

[maddzz1]

What are the differences? pros/cons of each?

 

There is only a $5 diff per shock

[Oizarod115]

i believe one is gas charged and one is not, in which case the nitro is the way to go, gas-charged is more responsive and what you're going to find on all passenger cars/light trucks now-days

 

i don't konw what the benefits of hydro shocks are? ive got them on the front of my rig and I'm not to impressed with them though

[Tymanche]

Not a fan of the Hydro shocks I got a set of Skyjackers for my XJ and I think my old Nitros worked better.

[Motion Offroad]

Hydraulic and gas charged shocks have the same amount of oil, the difference is the gas charge. A hydraulic shock has equal amounts of dampening force in both directions. Gas charged shocks usually are pressurized with Nitrogen. Hydraulic shocks have a tendency to fade as the oil heats up and gets agitated by the shock, creating air bubbles. These air bubbles cause the shocks dampening abilitiy to fade. The nitrogen charge keeps the air bubbles under control, so they can not affect the shocks performance. A gas shock will extend on its own due to the gas charge. General rule of thumb is that hydraulic shocks ride better, nitrogen charged shocks are stiffer, but last longer and don't have shock fade problems.