why two cars, both with a MacPherson strut and a rear torsion beam, can handle pot holes and bumps so differently.

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why two cars, both with a MacPherson strut and a rear torsion beam, can handle pot holes and bumps so differently.

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Unless they’re also identical makes and models, you’ll have different suspension geometry, different spring stiffness, different suspension travel, different tire sizes and unsprung wheel mass…

You have the same basic shock dampening concept sure, but that’s about it.