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Originally Posted by Timmer-Bimmer
Did they say if the hitch receiver took most of the impact and prevented rear from getting more damage? I wonder if that's what caused more damage on drunk's car? Usually in rear ends the car in the back gets a bigger damage since front ends are designed to absorb the impact and have crumple zones with a lot of empty space in front of the engine block.
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^^ I am wondering about the same. Could the hitch absorb the impact better? Or, since the hitch is attached to the chassis could it be more detrimental to the vehicle that it is attached to? Bumper or any other frame parts are not absorbing the impact, it is directly transmitted by the hitch receiver to the frame. Anyone have knowledge on this subject?
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