Try this at home; drop a tennis ball (itself a form of spring) on to a concrete path and see how many times it bounces. Basically the same thing would happen in your car without dampers. The dampers use friction
Try this at home; drop a tennis ball (itself a form of spring) on to a concrete path and see how many times it bounces. Basically the same thing would happen in your car without dampers. The dampers use friction to turn some of that bouncing energy into heat and slow the car’s spring, returning it to a relaxed state, ready for the next bump. Watch a cricketer take a catch in the outfield. See how when the ball lands in their hands, they move their hands back towards themselve