I am right on the most basic level. I have to say I don't understand the relevance or exactly what you are trying to convey with the above post (I'm not an automotive engineer, I'm an IT consultant! lol!). I tighten my shock caps with the piston in whatever position the manual says I should, usually about 50% down the body. I prefer to have no 'auto' rebound at all with off road shocks (this is also what's recommended for Xray cars). With my on road car, the NT1, it's considered a tuning option how much rebound the shock has on it's own, 75% rebound, 50%, 25%, etc. etc. I run my on road with about 50%, but they have different bleeding methods anyway.