Patent ID: 7624973

Claim:
A vehicle shock absorber assembly comprising: a cylinder having a first mount: a rod having a first rod end coupled to a piston received within said cylinder and a second rod end having a second mount wherein one of said first and second mounts is adapted for attachment to a vehicle wheel and the other of said first and second mounts is adapted for attachment to a vehicle frame; a spring reactor between a first spring seat fixed to said cylinder and a second spring seat fixed to said rod, said spring having a first end coil and a second end coil; at least one isolator positioned between one of said first and second spring, seats and said spring, said at least one isolator comprising an annular ring having an internal cavity at least partially filled with fluid to actively compensate for spring side loads by distributing non-centered spring forces throughout the fluid; and at least one reaction member positioned between at least one of said first and second end coils and said annular ring.