A suspension system that includes a simplified lockout mechanism and an
adjustable blow-off mechanism. The system includes a valve mechanism and
a valve actuating assembly, a valve mechanism housing and a resilient
member disposed between the valve mechanism and the valve mechanism
housing. The valve mechanism is slidably mounted along the valve
mechanism housing and it separates a first chamber from a second chamber.
The valve actuating assembly operates the valve mechanism between open
and closed positions. The resilient member is configured to be deformable
by the valve mechanism as the valve mechanism is slidably displaced by an
increasing pressure in the first fluid chamber. The sliding valve
mechanism is configured to collide against the valve actuating assembly
when a blow-off pressure is reached in the first fluid chamber switching
the valve mechanism from the closed position to the open position.