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Thanks! The math doesn’t add up, though. My front is now at 2” and rear at almost 3.5”, which does‘t equate to a 1.6” drop in front and 2.3“ in rear. The front dropped more than it should‘ve.....I like the look and feel, but the rear should be lower.
I’m anxious to see who, if anyone, makes coil overs for it, or even bags....
I’m anxious to see who, if anyone, makes coil overs for it, or even bags....
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Yeah, I just posted those numbers above. In the past, I’ve had springs heated in situations like this on other cars, and I may give it a try since I can always just reinstall the stock springs and wait for another option if it doesn’t work out...just need another inch lower in the back, then I’d be happy, because I do want the back a SMIDGE higher, just not as much as it is.
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That’s an option, but heating leaves the ends intact so there’s no issue seating them. When I was stationed in Hawaii, there was a old dude who was so good at heating springs, he could take a car down half an inch at a time with accuracy! Not sure if I can find that here in Belgium....gotta translate it all in French...
Spoke to H&R and they will have the actual springs designed for the 2020 out in a couple of weeks .
On a side note , I was doing some looking and found some BC Forged wheels that i liked . I happen to google who made the wheels for BC Forged and it happens to be themselves and they are the same company as BC Racing Coilovers . I was told that if i could gather enough interest in coilovers for the ST , they would consider making them but the demand would have to be there....obviously . I wonder how many ST owners would consider a set of $1000.00 coilovers ?
On a side note , I was doing some looking and found some BC Forged wheels that i liked . I happen to google who made the wheels for BC Forged and it happens to be themselves and they are the same company as BC Racing Coilovers . I was told that if i could gather enough interest in coilovers for the ST , they would consider making them but the demand would have to be there....obviously . I wonder how many ST owners would consider a set of $1000.00 coilovers ?
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Looks like Steeda also makes a set of lowering springs for the 2019 Explorer which if OEM springs are identical from 2019 to 2020 might also be used with the ST. If you scroll down into the customer reviews there's a comment about he H&R springs lowering more in the front than in the rear.
https://www.steeda.com/steeda-555-8202-explorer-lowering-springs
https://www.steeda.com/steeda-555-8202-explorer-lowering-springs
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Good find! I might give these a try, just to compare. The statement in the comments about H&R being aggressive is true. The roads here in Belgium are terrible, so I’d be curious to see how much more stability the Steedas would provide. On the other hand, if H&R brings out a spring for the ST, it might suit me. Glad there are more choices on the horizon. As for coil overs, it would certainly be my first choice, but I don’t know if the interest will be there....
So i reached out to H&R yesterday and spoke to a lady that said that the springs were still months out from being finished . She said she has no idea who would have told me that they would be out in a few weeks but that it was not true . Keep in mind that i heard this from 2 different people at H&R so i don't know who to believe anymore......and now that this whole corona virus craziness is going on , i'm sure that will delay things even further .
I might just order the older model H&Rs
I might just order the older model H&Rs
