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Old 2005-10-10, 10:24 PM   #26
Nick Koan
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Originally Posted by cody
I thought it had to do with "long travel suspension" that Subaru advertises. Don't Subarus have longer suspension components with the pivot point near the center of the vehicle? Sorry I'm not familiar with suspension terminology. I'm looking for a diagram to illustrate what I'm talking about.
Well, "long travel suspension" would be spring and shock rates as Austin mentioned, and not a factor of "geometry". The term "geometry" more applies to the relative mounting points of the control arms, strut, axle, etc. and their relation to each other.
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