Damper with attached valve

A damper comprising:

• an outer tube elongated along an axis;
• a cylinder elongated along the axis within the outer tube;
• a piston disposed in the cylinder and movable along the axis;
• an intermediate tube attached concentrically around the cylinder, the intermediate tube and the cylinder defining an intermediate chamber radially between the cylinder and the intermediate tube;
• a ring press-fitted around an outer diameter of the intermediate tube;
• and
• a valve attached to the outer tube and in fluid communication with the intermediate chamber;
• wherein the intermediate tube includes an intermediate-tube opening extending radially through the intermediate tube;
• the ring includes an inner cylindrical surface having a first longitudinal axis and an outer cylindrical surface having a second longitudinal axis, the first and second longitudinal axes being offset from one another such that the ring includes a variable wall thickness;
• the ring includes a ring opening extending radially through the ring;
• the ring opening is aligned with the intermediate-tube opening;
• and
• the valve is in fluid communication with the intermediate chamber through the ring opening and the intermediate-tube opening.