Escalade clicks up and down in one corner when slowing down/accelerating *SOLVED*

[Mordechai]

I'm having an extremely weird issue that just started on my 2008.
If I come to a stop, I can feel and hear a pop/click/clunk from the driver's side front wheel area and the suv drops a little in that corner, and when I take off, I feel it and hear again and that corner goes up again and stays up until the next time I come to a stop. Everything looks and feels normal and tight regarding the suspension. The wheel has no movement any way when jacked up off the ground. Anyone have this before?

 

[swathdiver]

I'm having an extremely weird issue that just started on my 2008.
If I come to a stop, I can feel and hear a pop/click/clunk from the driver's side front wheel area and the suv drops a little in that corner, and when I take off, I feel it and hear again and that corner goes up again and stays up until the next time I come to a stop. Any ideas? Anyone have this before? Everything looks and feels normal and tight regarding the suspension. The wheel has no movement any way when jacked up off the ground. Can the strut be doing this?

A piece of the strut assembly may be loose or the shock is blown but my first thought is the sway bar end link bushings. Do your front struts use spacers or longer struts to get the lift?

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

Or ball joints maybe?

 

[petethepug]

All the above and the sway bar bushings. When milage hits 100k it’s time for a rebuild. Have an inspection completed based upon a complete front end rebuild. Obviously that’s not your priority, but if you know what’s breaking you can plan on replacing parts based on labor that may replace parts in the way at no additional cost.

Start shopping for your preferred shock and sway bar bush’s in Poly or hellwig sway bars.

 

[swathdiver]

Or ball joints maybe?

Oh yeah, I forgot that his ball joints flop around like a dog's ear!

 

[Mordechai]

A piece of the strut assembly may be loose or the shock is blown but my first thought is the sway bar end link bushings. Do your front struts use spacers or longer struts to get the lift?

Struts definitely not loose but might be binding up, kinda feels like that. Gonna try to swap it out. I looked through everything with a prybar. My end links are pretty new too.

 

[Mordechai]

Or ball joints maybe?

My lowers are easy to move but don't move up and down. Replacing them next week. Fingers crossed.

 

[Mordechai]

All the above and the sway bar bushings. When milage hits 100k it’s time for a rebuild. Have an inspection completed based upon a complete front end rebuild. Obviously that’s not your priority, but if you know what’s breaking you can plan on replacing parts based on labor that may replace parts in the way at no additional cost.

Start shopping for your preferred shock and sway bar bush’s in Poly or hellwig sway bars.

Everything other than struts and lower ball joints are new.

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

I’ve installed many new components faulty out of the box. Just cuz it’s new doesn’t always mean it’s good.

 

[Mordechai]

I’ve installed many new components faulty out of the box. Just cuz it’s new doesn’t always mean it’s good.

True. Going to replace the known worn parts and go from there. Wanted to see if anyone else experienced this weird thing.

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

Very vague question. I got a weird noise! What could it possibly be?! And these are the responses you get, and then you start saying this and that is brand new, couldn’t be this or that… cmon man work with us here….

 

[Mordechai]

Very vague question. I got a weird noise! What could it possibly be?! And these are the responses you get, and then you start saying this and that is brand new, couldn’t be this or that… cmon man work with us here….

Go back and read my post again, slowly this time. It isn't vague at all.

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

Alright then, good luck! Ignored.

 

[petethepug]

I mentioned the sway bar bushings because my truck has the same symptoms. My wife’s VW did the same. It seems to be a thing typical to vehicles with power to front axles.

 

[Mordechai]

I mentioned the sway bar bushings because my truck has the same symptoms. My wife’s VW did the same. It seems to be a thing typical to vehicles with power to front axles.

That's so strange. I'll definitely look over them again. Thanks!

 

[Mordechai]

UPDATE: So I went to take the strut out and i guess the shock had broken like my old one and it exploded and missed my face by an inch. Threw my Bilstein 1500s in and we're good to go. Not worth the little bit of extra comfort. The factory electronic ride shocks cant handle these 33s.

Thanks everyone for the help.

 

[iamdub]

UPDATE: So I went to take the strut out and i guess the shock had broken like my old one and it exploded and missed my face by an inch. Threw my Bilstein 1500s in and we're good to go. Not worth the little bit of extra comfort. The factory electronic ride shocks cant handle these 33s.

Thanks everyone for the help.

Gud lawd!

So now it's not wobbling over the bumps? Makes sense if one corner was being controlled and the opposite one was left to freely bounce.

 

[Mordechai]

Gud lawd!

So now it's not wobbling over the bumps? Makes sense if one corner was being controlled and the opposite one was left to freely bounce.

It surprisingly wasn't wobbling over bumps, I just felt and heard that corner of the truck pop up and down when accelerating or slowing down. Very weird. But yes that's no more!

 

[swathdiver]

It surprisingly wasn't wobbling over bumps, I just felt and heard that corner of the truck pop up and down when accelerating or slowing down. Very weird. But yes that's no more!

GLad you're alive to tell about it, otherwise you might have died of Covid!

 

[Mordechai]

GLad you're alive to tell about it, otherwise you might have died of Covid!

Thank you, too true