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H&R springs now available
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Steeda may not have as big of a drop but one thing they are good at is making it handle on the street without destroying ride quality.
I've had Eibach sportlines, Eibach drag launch, H&R super Sports, and Steeda Sports on my past and current mustangs and the Steeda Sports were by far my favorites and are still on my 2009 GT. I'll wait to see what they offer as I would like it to sit a bit lower but don't want to upset the balance that Ford Racing has built into this vehicle. That is why my SVT focus got all new ford racing replacement suspension parts rather than going aftermarket as I saw no need to change the handling, other than better tires.
I had a set of ground force springs on my 05 explorer Limited (2 1/2" drop) and the ride was straight-up rough. No one made a shock or strut that could handle the spring rate for that chassis so that didn't help. But generally, the lower my vehicle got from the factory with lowering springs, the worse it got.
I've had Eibach sportlines, Eibach drag launch, H&R super Sports, and Steeda Sports on my past and current mustangs and the Steeda Sports were by far my favorites and are still on my 2009 GT. I'll wait to see what they offer as I would like it to sit a bit lower but don't want to upset the balance that Ford Racing has built into this vehicle. That is why my SVT focus got all new ford racing replacement suspension parts rather than going aftermarket as I saw no need to change the handling, other than better tires.
I had a set of ground force springs on my 05 explorer Limited (2 1/2" drop) and the ride was straight-up rough. No one made a shock or strut that could handle the spring rate for that chassis so that didn't help. But generally, the lower my vehicle got from the factory with lowering springs, the worse it got.
Steeda makes a great product , obviously , because they are still in business . The only thing i'm saying is that dropping the money for Steeda springs on this platform , to me , is just plain stupid . If they only drop .5" / .75" , then is it really worth it when that kind of drop is not even noticeable ?
No offense , but you are talking as if Ford Racing built this thing to break land speed records or run circles around supercars at Nurburgring . It is still an Explorer in the end . Like i said in a previous post , i don't think anyone is out there building their Explorer ST to be the top dog in performance . There are aftermarket parts and plenty of us will be buying them to make this platform run like a bat out of hell.....on an SUV playing field .
My wife has a '13 Explorer Sport on H&R springs and it rides great....and it's sitting right above the tires .
No offense , but you are talking as if Ford Racing built this thing to break land speed records or run circles around supercars at Nurburgring . It is still an Explorer in the end . Like i said in a previous post , i don't think anyone is out there building their Explorer ST to be the top dog in performance . There are aftermarket parts and plenty of us will be buying them to make this platform run like a bat out of hell.....on an SUV playing field .
My wife has a '13 Explorer Sport on H&R springs and it rides great....and it's sitting right above the tires .
Way off... I get that the Steeda springs for the previous explorer sport didn't meet your expectations, heck, I wish they'd went a bit lower too but there is still a market for what they sold the spring as: a spring that didn't sacrifice towing and could still go off highway. It is a 6 seat SUV, not a track toy, I want a spring that will help handling without going too stiff or so low that it completely f&€ks up the suspension geometry for vanity. Yes, the H&R springs have hit the market first but what is wrong with having more than one option?
I never made it sound like it could take on the ring. I stated that I don't want to take this vehicle too far away from the factory geometry as the factory engineering has given us a very good handling mid-sized SUV at a great price point. I want a little bit more, but not a lot more.
I never made it sound like it could take on the ring. I stated that I don't want to take this vehicle too far away from the factory geometry as the factory engineering has given us a very good handling mid-sized SUV at a great price point. I want a little bit more, but not a lot more.
I never said anything about Steeda not meeting my expectations for my wife's Explorer.....hell i never even considered them for the Explorer . I only know that the Steeda springs wouldn't lower the vehicle enough to MY liking . I said that Steeda , if only lowering .5" , will not be worth the money because you will never notice the drop on this platform.......on a car , yes !
What are you doing with the vehicle that you need to enhance the handling ?
Who are you to say that my ideas will f**k up my suspension geometry for vanity ? Do you really think that H&R has been in this business this long because they create a product that totally screws up OEM specs . I guess if they offered a spring that lowers 4" / 4.5" i could see your point .
Like you said , it's not a track toy , so why worry about the OEM spec over the "vanity" ? If the "factory engineering" from Ford Racing is good enough , why even consider springs ?
What are you doing with the vehicle that you need to enhance the handling ?
Who are you to say that my ideas will f**k up my suspension geometry for vanity ? Do you really think that H&R has been in this business this long because they create a product that totally screws up OEM specs . I guess if they offered a spring that lowers 4" / 4.5" i could see your point .
Like you said , it's not a track toy , so why worry about the OEM spec over the "vanity" ? If the "factory engineering" from Ford Racing is good enough , why even consider springs ?
