Anyone with Cobra R's...

[Hartman]

Does anyone have a non-lowered Explorer with 17 inch Cobra's? I'm worried that the gap will be too large if I get Cobra's and don't do any lowering, so any pics would be great .

 

[tbomb]

i used to. you can check out the old pics here: www.personal.psu.edu/jmt204 or you can check out willychu's truck too. www.willychu.com - keep mind, both my truck and willy's had 1" spacers on them.

 

[Cdexplorer]

Hey...I do. Check the link to my home page at the bottom of my message. I hate how high the front of my truck looks compared to how low the rear looks...I definately need to lower the front anyway.

 

[Hartman]

Did the truck just level out that way when you put the Cobra's on, or have you not gotten around to lowering the front yet?

 

[Cdexplorer]

That's actually how the truck has sat since I've had it. It was my dad's before, I don't remember if it came like that new or not. The Cobra's didn't change it's stance at all...except a little bit wider.

 

[Hartman]

Oh, that's unfortunate. I'm just concerned about how much space there is going to be if I put Cobras on with small tires. Have you had any problems with them so far?

 

[tbomb]

hartman, were you planning on lowering your truck too? a lot of guys with the cobra r's have lowered trucks, which will kill the wheel well gap; nothing drastic, just the 1 3/4" drop from explorer express. if you wanna check out pics, do a search for "cobra r" and click some links in some of the guys' sigs, or, one off the top of my head is 98greyxlt - hes gotta a helluva nice truck - cobra r's and the explorer express lowering kit.

 

[Hartman]

I do plan on getting the Express lowering kit, but not right away. I just don't want my truck to look stupid in between getting Cobras and the lowering kit. By the way, how difficult to install is the lowering kit?

 

[Hartman]

Also, how in the world did Mike Coates achieve a 5 inch drop? It's puzzling to me...

 

[tbomb]

well, ive never installed the EE lowering kit, but from what i hear, its pretty easy to install if you have some mechanical ability. i think up front, you just crank down the torsion bars, and in the rear, you use lowering blocks.

i have no idea what that guy did to get 5" of drop - i dont even know if the suspensions are the same or not on the new sports.

 

[Cdexplorer]

I have had no problems at all. I love the wheels, I love the way it handles and I can't wait to get the lowering kit.