Why are my struts moving ?........ALOT

[GXP-G8]

Thank You !

[Napalm]

I guess I'll have to get a camera but I'd swear mine don't move nearly that much. I'm on lovells(superpro) mounts and bearing, Fe3 struts and factory orginal springs etc etc.

I would however certainly say my car steers clean and on point though. The OP said his steers like crap so curious as to what you're feeling at the wheel when on the road too.

[BMR Sales]

Totally Normal

[GXP-G8]

Looks completely normal to me. Mine looks just like that. Pedders Street II and new bushings installed after the turbo fire.

The OP said his steers like crap so curious as to what you're feeling at the wheel when on the road too.

Car drives perfect on nice smooth roads.....
Roads that have high and low spots, the car is ALL over the road fighting to keep her going straight.
Drive over raised lettering in the road while applying the brakes and it sometimes wants to yank the wheel out of your hand.
You can feel the whole car want to go one way or the other when this happens.
Thank You

[norm8332]

Car drives perfect on nice smooth roads.....
Roads that have high and low spots, the car is ALL over the road fighting to keep her going straight.
Drive over raised lettering in the road while applying the brakes and it sometimes wants to yank the wheel out of your hand.
You can feel the whole car want to go one way or the other when this happens.
Thank You

This sounds like an alignment issue to me. Maybe have it checked?

[GXP-G8]

She has been to 2 different shops for alignment since the strut install over a year ago.

Told both shops, something is loose or not right please check it good.

Both shops said they find nothing loose.

She goes in next week for an align after playing with the struts this time, but I don't think that is the issue since it has been doing this for longer than the new strut install

[-Ray-]

Car drives perfect on nice smooth roads.....
Roads that have high and low spots, the car is ALL over the road fighting to keep her going straight.
Drive over raised lettering in the road while applying the brakes and it sometimes wants to yank the wheel out of your hand.
You can feel the whole car want to go one way or the other when this happens.
Thank You

That sounds a little dramatic to me. If you have a steering wheel turning on small bumps in the road, it's not the struts. Those damp the bumps, not control steering. My guess since I do not have the car in my possession is you have some component loose between the wheel and the steering wheel.

Start with the lower control arms. Look at the ball joints. I would also get the wheel off the ground and look for any side to side movement. When you have a loose tie rod or other component, when the wheel is moved by the road or other surface it gets magnified at the steering wheel.

[WhatNext]

Yeah, something has gotta be loose and moving. My poly strut bushings (with 20K+ on them) move almost as much as yours and I just drove my G8 over 100 miles of winding back country roads (a lot didn't even have a painted center line). Solid tracking and handling. So I hope you find what's moving in your front suspension/steering components.

[Napalm]

I would have to agree wandering sounds more like a bad ball joint than anything else.

Worse upon alignment - if done on a roll up lift which is normal - with weight on the wheels the worn out ball joint might not show up as an issue.

[GXP-G8]

Lower control arms were replaced over a year ago.

Hope to get it up in the air and do some looking this weekend.