Why does a car front end rises up when accelerating?
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The forward force is on the four wheels at the bottom of the car. This provides a torque which tends to rotat the front end up.
There are two equal and opposite torques. In the horizontal direction, there is the force the road is exerting on the car to accelerate it, and the inertia (mass x acceleration) acting at the car's center of mass which is some height above the road level. In the vertical direction, there is the weight of the car, again acting at the center of mass, and the weight distribution between the front and rear wheels. When the car accelerates some of the weight transfers from the front to the rear wheels, so the front suspension springs extend and the rear ones compress.
There are two equal and opposite torques. In the horizontal direction, there is the force the road is exerting on the car to accelerate it, and the inertia (mass x acceleration) acting at the car's center of mass which is some height above the road level. In the vertical direction, there is the weight of the car, again acting at the center of mass, and the weight distribution between the front and rear wheels. When the car accelerates some of the weight transfers from the front to the rear wheels, so the front suspension springs extend and the rear ones compress.
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