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Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges
Willrev,
You might ask: THen what are the shock absorbers? The springs are the actual shock absorbers. They absorb the shock and store it as mechanical energy. The dampers only control the oscillation of the springs and allow them to spread the energy stored in the springs over a longer period of time.
P E H
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Shock absorption is complicated and never perfect, but the primary mechanism is both the deflection of the spring and tire and resistance to time rate change in position of the dashpot or "shock absorber". But yes, the springs do certainly store some of the energy transferred vertically when going over a bump.
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