Patent ID: 8056392

Claim:
A method for optimizing the suspension of a vehicle comprising the steps of: providing at least one passive shock; modifying each of said passive shocks including: adding a plurality of sensors to each of said passive shocks; and adding a spool valve to each of said passive shocks for controlling the opening in the bleed circuit; whereby each of said modified passive shocks being adjustable for a plurality of damping forces for emulating the damping forces of a standard passive shock; mounting at least one of said modified passive shocks onto a vehicle; connecting each said mounted shock to an electronic control unit; said electronic control unit being for controlling said spool valve for adjusting said damping forces of said shock and reading said plurality of sensors; and running the vehicle through a plurality of test cycles comprising the steps of: reading said plurality of sensors from each said shock with said electronic control unit during each test cycle; and adjusting at least one shock to a different damping force between each test cycle; where said shock emulating the damping forces of multiple standard passive shocks.