I’ve got a 2001 Chevy caviler. One day I was just casually driving and heard a clunk noise and the front drivers side started to sag a ridiculous amount. It dropped so much that the fender was rubbing in the tire and i had to pull over instantly. Just from me pulling over it tore a 1inch thickness around the whole tire of rubber off down to the bead I have beads hanging off from the tire. I got new struts for it 6 months ago. All the suspension components look to be fine. I can’t see anything bent or broken. The only thing I can notice is that the CV axle boot is all twisted. Looks like maybe a cv axle snapped but I don’t think a cv axle would cause that side of the car to drop enough to rub the tire down to the bead in that short amount of time. If anything I would think I snapped a strut or my shock but the spring and the strut looks in good condition. Anyone have any clues I need to get back on the road thank you!

 

Welcome from Florida. Post a picture of the problem. It is hard to to tell without actually seeing it. You can compare the bad side to the good side to see what the differences are

 

Ok I will post pictures of it when I get home, thank you!

 

This is the drivers side (the bad side)

This is the passengers side (the good side)

 

• Need to see the suspension parts without the wheel.

 

here’s a video on youtube of the suspension components

 

I think the cv axle is broken in the drivers side too because on ice only the passengers tire will spin

 

Can't really see anything from that shot. Needs to be a wide angle picture.

 

Looks like you were in a front end collision before this happened??

 

grandpa hit a deer going like 20mph, this was over a year ago only thing it damaged was the headlights and hood. Nothing bent just cosmetic damage