Is it possible to run a car without shock absorbers?

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Is it possible to run a car without shock absorbers?

Yes, however you also need to run the car without springs. If the driving surface is sufficiently smooth and the geometry of the remaining components is tuned this set-up will not cause any problems. The car will essentially be a large go-kart.front shock absorber for bike

The next option is sometimes used in large earth moving equipment: use tall cross section tires to replace the function of the spring/damper setup. The inertial mass of the tire deformation acts as the damper, while the air pressure acts as the spring.

The spring/damper acting on a mass is a form of PID (motion) control. You could really use any number of active and passive methods to create the same result using gas/fluids, motors and magnets.

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