Damper assembly and a method of forming the damper assembly

A damper assembly comprising:

• a housing defining a first chamber and a first passage spaced from each other, wherein the housing defines a first inlet that fluidly connects the first chamber and the first passage, with the first chamber, the first passage and the first inlet each configured to contain a liquid;
• a piston disposed in the first chamber and movable in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, with the piston configured to displace the liquid during movement in the first and second directions;
• and
• a first restrictor valve disposed in the first passage and configured to restrict a flow of the liquid into the first passage from the first chamber and the first inlet as the piston moves in one of the first and second directions which causes the liquid in the first chamber to increase a pressure applied to a first side of the piston to dampen movement of the piston;
• a first one-way valve disposed in the first passage;
• wherein the first passage is elongated along a first axis, with the first one-way valve and the first restrictor valve spaced apart axially relative to each other along the first axis.