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Old 09-30-2012, 11:39 AM
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Disagree

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Originally Posted by rscurtis View Post
Replacing the shocks won't do anything for your idle. When the engine is running, they serve no purpose. Since the engine mounts are relatively soft, the shocks keep the engine from tearing them up when it's started and stopped.

As has been suggested, the rack damper is most likely your solution.
The FSM clearly states they are for idle rock damping.

A bad or failing rack damper pin exacerbates the issue.



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