Hi
slight creak front right while winding the steering from lock to lock, but…
the main issue is a wobble…. Or tank slapper in motorcycling terms, from the steering wheel during certain braking conditions. Not hard braking that’s fine . But if you jab the brakes, or Brake gently it’s like the start of the first brake application sets up a wobble in play in the wishbones bushes or control arms or some component that has play in it allowing the road wheel position to flap and this is then felt at the steering wheel as a subtle left right left repeat wobble that gently fades out or you stop braking
But I can’t find any play in any bushes. Rear control arms have been replaced by genuine Lexus but no change at all. Top mount looks on to me. I’ve pried every joint and all seems solid. No play in any ball joints.
the only thing seems odd is play in the shocks shaft visible under the gator when prying the spring away from the top wishbone….it’s as the shaft enters the shock body but the car was jacked up wheels hanging so there will be very little shaft within the body, and anyway that doesn’t affect the wheel position or the steering, wiggle that all you like the steering does not seem to move when reaching through the driver’s window, there no oil weep the shock shaft is clean. Both sides are the same
i could replace the shocks that’s fine bur I’m not convinced that’s the cause of the wobble at the steering wheel under gentle braking…?
oh to add, wheels are not buckled brake disks run true to dial gauge tyres are round no bulges or anything un true, bearings are fine