How to replace a strut on a 2009 Pontiac G8. I LOVE THIS CAR!!! 

I'm 66 years old. I bought a 2009 Pontiac G8 GT new in 2009. As of April 2021 I have a little over 78,000 miles on it. After 12 years it is still my favorite car. I plan on keeping it. I hated to see the Pontiac brand go away, especially a good sporty sedan! Enjoy your G8!

Worn strut bushings are a very common problem on these cars. There are aftermarket polyurethane bushings available that permanently fix that issue. I installed them on my 09 G8. Good to see you already addressed the lower control arms. These were also a common problem.

Watching your video let buy my wife a 2009 Pontiac g8 v6 and need stuck done which will do myself thanks u

Good video and it never hurts to do an alignment after doing suspension work. However, you didn't disconnect the tie rod ends so the toe should be good. If you had left the camber adjusting bolt alone, the strut could be removed and the reassembly should have kept the camber correct. Insert the two lower bolts firmly but not tight, jack the hub up to simulate the car being on the ground and against the camber adjusting bolt, and tighten the two lower bolts to spec with a torque wrench. With this, the camber should be correct but again, an alignment isn't a bad idea. I'd also recommend using a wrench on the bolt heads instead of channel lock pliers. You might want to do the driver side as well. With those miles and with the passenger top bushing having failed, the driver side is probably bad as well. Thanks for posting.

Important to torque the bolts to spec when doing this job.

Whoever put the top but on that strut put it on upside down to the crown is suppose to face up and it will cause damage being the other way

Did you torque the nuts at all or is it enough tightness when using the impact wrench?

Groundhog, thank you for posting this tutorial! I believe I am having the exact same issue as well and am wanting to replace with new everything minus the coil springs. However I have no idea what other components I'll need to complete the struts. Would you mind listing what they are? I prefer to purchase the highest quality if it will make it a more quality strut. Thank you for any help with this!!

did you align the top plate properly? the W notch is supposed to be in line with the sway bar end link bracket. if you didnt you will probably trash the new bushing pretty quickly

Did u forget the bottom spring rubber or to do the other side?

no alignment of the top spring plate? missing lower cup washer?, upper cup wash wrong way round?, could have installed the shock in the upper housing and held in with a few turns of the nut. would have made the lower installation a LOT easier.

I didn't see you replace the bolt that was about halfway up the shock towards the wheel well.

Looking for the grand am build what happend

I think you forgot the bottom cup washer

Helpful video....your g8 looks like a V6....so that's a front wheel drive

I didn't see you zip tie that boot back on. But I may be wrong.