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I’ve said it more than once: If you want to cut down on some of the under-steer in an IRS vehicle, you stiffen the rear. It’s why the big front sway bars are a waste of money. I went the same route with my ‘03 Cobra and the difference is amazing. The Steeda and AFE rear bars are a great step...

Edit: If a local sale doesn’t go through, I did find a perfect box that fits it nicely. Any buyer will just have to cover shipping.

Yep - leaving the OE front bar and struts in. The big improvement here is only with the rear parts.

Got my PIU rear bar and shocks installed today. I’d say it’s every bit as planted as it was with the Steeda rear bar (mine was completely rusted, so it had to go). My shocks only have 35,000 miles and one was starting to leak, but the PIU versions still feel slightly stiffer which is perfect...

Had this Steeda bar on my ‘20 for about two years and much of the powder coating has flaked off as shown. Perfectly functional and could easily be stripped and re-coated. Don’t really want to ship it, but for anyone in lower MI, come get it for $100. Bolts and brackets included as shown.

It’s not.

Yes. I want only the rear to be stiffer since that’s the way to trim down some under-steer. True, but a thicker bar is still going to tighten up the rear over a stock bar, just not to the extent of an adjustable bar. The difference may be minimal anyway, but I’ll know soon enough when I make...

The PIU rear bar is in between the ST and Steeda/AFE bars, so of course it’s an upgrade. There are a few threads with comments on the PIU parts already. The PIU rear shocks are also allegedly stiffer, which could be a great combo to cut down the understeer. I have these parts waiting to go on...

Search… Lots of posts on these kits.

Ford does that for the masses. The PIU sway bars are 35/23 compared to 34/21.7 on the ST. If you want better/tighter turn-in for an IRS vehicle, you put a bigger bar on the rear.

Total waste. It’s 35mm just like the base model and PIU front bars. The ST front bar is smaller (at 34mm) for a reason.

My pleasure. After 20 or so years with IRS vehicles, I’ve been fortunate to pick up a trick or two. The ST isn’t as fun as my Cobra, but it can be improved nicely though!

There are many threads on these sway bars, but the comments here cover the gist of it. I’ve said many times that for an IRS-equipped vehicle, if you want to take corners tighter (i.e., more over-steer), you only need a larger rear bar and/or stiffer rear dampers. A front bar is just a waste of...

Awesome. Thanks for taking the leap and trying these. I had a feeling they’d be stiffer since the PIU rear bar is 23mm compared to 21.7mm in the ST. These will be a great option for anyone who has a larger rear bar and wants to tackle some curves with less under-steer. Have the PIU rear bar...

I’ve said it more than once (probably): for an IRS, if you want to take out any under-steer, a bigger rear bar is all you need, with stiffer shocks and springs out back as well. The front bar is a waste of money. Here’s a chart that will help.

If the powder coating didn’t hold up, the paint won’t stand a chance. Stay tuned.

Will have a used one available in the next week or so. It’s fairly rusty and might need to be re-coated, but it’s an option.

It is a bolt-in brace - attaches at the third row mounting points. It was a relatively easy mod in my ‘14, other than removing the side panels. I was fortunate to get everything from a wrecked PIU for about $500, but I’m guessing all the parts will run a couple thousand easily. Considering some...

It’s in the owner’s manual…

Totally forgot about the full-size spare being part of the rear crash rating. I think the 5G Explorer wasn’t beefed up as much, but here’s a better image of the 6G PIU frame where I think everything yellow is an upgrade to the frame (with the X-brace being obvious). If you can live without the...