Loose Steering - AU s1 Fairmont

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Howdy All,

Long story short, my AU has had some steering issues for quiet some time and appears to be getting worse.

I first noticed this on a rainy trip back from Canberra (when I still had the 20's). It felt very loose and sloppy on the road. I thought it was caused by the tyres/wheels and left it at that.

Not long after that, the wheels were stolen and I had put the 16" xr6 wheels on and started to really notice an issue.

It basically wheels like the front end is loose and the car wobbles all over the place. Straight lines, corners etc it will randomly dart left of right depending on the bump I hit at the time, which is really starting to make me worry.

I have had a few thoughts of what it may be. It needs a wheel alignment badly so possibly I am over correctly when it goes out of line as I am used to the heavy EB steering not the ultra light AU steering? (doubt it)

Possibly the sway bar is loose? It currently has a 32mm Whiteline job that is only 1-2 years old, but I put this in myself?

Would old/stuffed bushes cause this? Or even buggered shocks/springs?

Any advice is welcome as this is really starting to make me worry and taking a lot of the job out of driving the old girl.

Thanks in advance,
Matt