Car rocking around alot!

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Callum
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Car rocking around alot!

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Hi all, just want to double check my suspisions really. sat on idle the engine rocks side to side a lot and you can feel it in the cabin too. I assume this is engine mounts and was thinking of going to polys. but will they give the same rocking affect where theyre harder? Thanks
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Speedy88
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No because the motion is caused by the pendulum effect of the engine wobbling, the opposite forces are the car wobble. When it's rigid you just have the pistons causing opposite forces which is up and down. So get some :D
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Took a couple reads but i get what yours saying now lol :) Cheers
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Ah sorry, I've had about 4 hours sleep over the past couple of days 8)
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Have you shot a propshaft yet ;)

Fix the mounts, props are getting rare...
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Yh i done one the other week. Part of the reason for getting this other volvo was to get a replacement prop lol
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Yh i done one the other week. Part of the reason for getting this other volvo was to get a replacement prop lol
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