Can bad shocks cause vibs at idle?

[kdailey4315]

I've been having vibrations throughout my XJ at idle, mainly when coming to a stop. I figured it was the stiffer Brown Dog mounts I installed. This weekend I changed all 4 shocks that were horribly worn. I was easily able to compress them completely easily with one arm. Now the vibrations at idle are gone. Is it my imagination or is that possible?

 

[the_weirdo]

Sounds like your imagination.

 

[Jeepguy03]

I haven't seen shocks cause vibrations at idle, but I've definitely seen worn exhaust hangers cause bad idle vibrations. Maybe while changing the shocks you bumped the exhaust and it moved a little in the hanger, making it vibrate less.