A shock absorber comprising: a pressure tube defining a working chamber; a piston disposed within said working chamber, said piston dividing said working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber; a first compression passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); a first compression valve assembly engaging said piston, said first compression valve assembly closing said first compression passage; a first rebound passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); a first rebound valve assembly engaging said piston, said first rebound valve assembly closing said first rebound passage; and an interconnecting passage extending through said piston, said interconnecting passage extending between said first rebound passage and said first compression passage to form a continuous flow passage from said lower working chamber, through a full length of said first compression passage in a first direction through said interconnecting passage in a second direction different from said first direction, through a full length of said first rebound passage again in the first direction, and into communication with said upper working chamber, wherein said first rebound valve assembly comprises a first valve disc engaging said piston, a first fluid chamber being formed between said first valve disc and said piston, said interconnecting passage being in communication with said first fluid chamber, wherein said first compression valve assembly comprises a second valve disc engaging said piston, a second fluid chamber being formed between said second valve disc and said piston, said interconnecting passage being in communication with said second fluid chamber, the shock absorber further comprising: a second rebound passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); and a second rebound valve assembly engaging said piston, said second rebound valve assembly closing said second rebound passage, a second compression passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); and a second compression valve assembly engaging said piston, said second compression valve assembly closing said second compression passage. a pressure tube defining a working chamber; a piston disposed within said working chamber, said piston dividing said working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber; a first compression passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); a first compression valve assembly engaging said piston, said first compression valve assembly closing said first compression passage; a first rebound passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); a first rebound valve assembly engaging said piston, said first rebound valve assembly closing said first rebound passage; and an interconnecting passage extending through said piston, said interconnecting passage extending between said first rebound passage and said first compression passage to form a continuous flow passage from said lower working chamber, through a full length of said first compression passage in a first direction through said interconnecting passage in a second direction different from said first direction, through a full length of said first rebound passage again in the first direction, and into communication with said upper working chamber, wherein said first rebound valve assembly comprises a first valve disc engaging said piston, a first fluid chamber being formed between said first valve disc and said piston, said interconnecting passage being in communication with said first fluid chamber, wherein said first compression valve assembly comprises a second valve disc engaging said piston, a second fluid chamber being formed between said second valve disc and said piston, said interconnecting passage being in communication with said second fluid chamber, the shock absorber further comprising: a second rebound passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); and a second rebound valve assembly engaging said piston, said second rebound valve assembly closing said second rebound passage, a second compression passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); and a second compression valve assembly engaging said piston, said second compression valve assembly closing said second compression passage. a second rebound passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); and a second rebound valve assembly engaging said piston, said second rebound valve assembly closing said second rebound passage, a second compression passage extending through said piston between said upper and said lower working chambers (44, 46); and a second compression valve assembly engaging said piston, said second compression valve assembly closing said second compression passage.