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The wheels are actually flush with the fender but the tires are 285/40-22s so there is no rubbing anywhere. The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires have a wider footprint and less rounded sidewall than the 285/40-22 Lionhearts I just replaced. Having driven 22,000 miles on 285/40-22s, I see no real...

I still have them. I will probably sell them.

These are new graphite with custom black lip. I'm also using my black center caps. I like these MUCH better than the black ones. These look darker in the pictures than they really are.

Ferrada's

New Ferrada's with some real tires...

I like the way they look (deep concave) and there has been no trade off with functionality. I ran 22x10.5s with 305s. I didn't find any advantage to running the 305s to the 285s as far as traction or handling, although it may have affected gas mileage a bit. I hated the lower profile tire look...

No. 285/40-22 is as wide a tire as you can go on the 22x11 Ferradas. There are zero issues with 285s.

No cam. I have long tube headers, x-pipe, high flow cats, intake, 2-3 psi pulley, ported throttle body, 170 thermostat, tune. Even in track mode with most of the nanny settings turns off in the Z06, my Explorer ST (with mods and tune and in Sport mode) has better throttle response than my...

Correct. The Steeda sway bar helps a lot but I never tried it with the stock springs so I can't say how much it actually does minus the drop springs. The Steeda combo really helps the handling and preciseness and steering feel (sharpness). The H&R springs look better but dont handle as well. The...

Me too. I think upgraded shocks and struts in tandem with the H&R springs and rear sway bar will be really nice. If the Steeda springs offered the same handling but with the H&R drop it would be almost PERFECT. I really don't want to do coilovers, even though they might be fully adjustable. I'd...

The Steeda springs don't look as good in my honest opinion. There is plenty of ground clearance. There is more control and the handling is more precise with the Steeda springs. Weight transfer is more pronounced with the H&Rs and there is more body roll. The H&Rs are more "floaty". Steeda...

The H&R springs are fine. I'm still running them. The bottoming out is from going over road humps at the stated speed limit which is 20 mph. Completely fine with the Steeda springs, I just have to slow down with the H&Rs. Not really a big deal. I think overall handling and high speed control is...

I've never towed with either springs. When I said the H&R springs bottom out, it's only the rears when going over ROAD HUMPS. This can be alleviated by slowing down to 10-12 mph, but I could go over them with the Steeda springs at 20 mph with no issues. I can go over the road humps in my...

Geezum, I might give it a try but these are even hard to get off using a rubber mallet. lol. Thanks for the tip.

Are you in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area? The H&Rs might be slightly stiffer, but since there is reduced shock travel due to the 1.7 inch lowering, it probably needs better, stiffer shock valving to better control the motions. I would say the difference is very noticeable between the Steeda and...

I haven't towed with mine with either spring but I do believe the Steeda springs would be like stock as far as trailering is concerned. They certainly are stiff enough.

NO. lol. I would not use miss matched springs. The spring rates would be too different. The rear is already a bit too soft in my opinion as far as suspension travel. The rear shocks have a harder time with rebound, hence why it sometimes bottoms out over road humps. Because there is less shock...

This is very true. However, steering feedback is much more important in getting the vehicle to go where you want it to during aggressive maneuvers, using throttle input and I feel more confident with the Steedas when it comes to lateral abrupt "movements". With that said, I felt like the H&Rs...

Thanks, but I don't think I want to handle the downpipe installation though. :ROFLMAO::LOL::eek: I've heard it's a PITA. :p I'm an engineer (but not automobile related). :)

I posted this a few minutes ago... https://www.explorerst.org/threads/lowering-springs-pros-and-cons.2110/#post-31023