Hydraulic damper

A hydraulic damper, comprising:

• a damper cylinder containing a fluid;
• a piston slidably retained within the damper cylinder, the piston dividing the damper cylinder into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber;
• a piston rod for driving the piston within the damper cylinder, the piston rod comprising
• a fluid passageway having a first opening in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber, and a second opening in fluid communication with the second fluid chamber;
• wherein the piston is slidably moveable along the direction of elongation of the damper cylinder in compression and rebound, where compression results in a flow of fluid through the fluid passageway from the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber, and rebound results in a flow of fluid through the fluid passageway from the second fluid chamber to the first fluid chamber;
• and
• an adjustment mechanism located within the fluid passageway between the first opening and second opening and comprising
• a compression adjustment means for adjusting the restriction of fluid flow through the fluid passageway when the piston is in compression;
• and
• a rebound adjustment means for adjusting the restriction of fluid flow through the fluid passageway when the piston is in rebound.