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Originally Posted by A1337STI
Obviously you seem to disagree strongly the 08-12 dual A Arm is weaker than the 93-07 macpherson . How many off road races with subarus have you been too? how many of your close friends have been to these races to notice which cars break and where?
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I'm not involved in rally racing, and don't know first hand which design iteration is more durable under those conditions nor do I care.
If you want to clearly break it down (as above) into 'car A held up better than car B, under X circumstances', that is a perfectly valid observation. You were however making very generalized statements about geometry somehow being responsible for parts failures, which is completely baseless and demonstrates a thorough lack of understanding on the topic.
There is nothing inherently stronger or weaker about the general suspension layouts of dual A-arms, multi links, mcstruts, or any combination thereof. Durability is purely a function of a variety of other factors ranging from parts design (shape), materials used, & loads applied. Vehicle design is a game of trade offs, most notably between cost, weight, packaging space used, durability, performance requirements, and allotted design time (schedule). There's no telling what was involved in the decisions which produced the current design, but I guarantee it was done in an effort to entice buyers in their target market, which is clearly not you.