A shock absorber that combines both the suspension function and the shock
absorbing function in one unit. It has an elongated shock body filled
with hydraulic fluid and a piston mounted on a piston rod that
reciprocally travels within the shock body. The shock body is
telescopically received in a bypass cylinder body having a greater
diameter that produces an annular chamber between the outer surface of
the shock body and the inner surface of the bypass cylinder body. A coil
spring is mounted on the outside surface of the bypass cylinder body to
provide a suspension function by the shock absorber. A plurality of
bypass tubes are associated with longitudinally spaced ports in the shock
body. Adjuster rods are telescopically received inside the respective
bypass tubes for controlling whether the individual ports are closed,
partially open, or fully open. These adjuster rods would be manipulated
externally of the shock absorber assembly.