Is anybody running a hydraulic steering damper? I noted a marked decrease in wear on the cone bushing on my old FJ55 steering idler when I put on a damper that had more resistance than an unconnected bicycle pump. At first glance, it does not seem as though the damper would have much effect, since the shock loads go from the steering arm on the hub to the tie rod to the idler/pitmann arm BEFORE the damper (connected to the center link and frame) gets in the act, but the effect was very easy to spot. I used to have to take up the cone slack (wear) about every 60 days pre-damper, and it was still pretty tight after a year with the damper.

So what's the verdict? Anybody running one?