Chaise Sparks
Detroit, Michigan · Founded SparksCustomParts to end the choice between forged quality, custom fitment, and a fair price.
The story behind the name
My last name is Sparks. The brand named itself.
I bought my Explorer ST because I wanted something quick that could still carry my wife, my sister, and the kids. What Ford actually built was a 400-horsepower twin-turbo truck wearing daily-driver clothes — and the brakes were the part of the build they didn’t finish.
So I went looking. Brembo, AP Racing, Stoptech all sell big brake kits for Mustangs, Camaros, M3s, RS6s. Nobody sells one for the Explorer ST. The “universal” options came with brackets that may require trimming. I’d done enough trimming.
And the deeper I looked, the worse the choice got. Forged quality? Sure — at supercar prices. Custom fitment? Sure — from a “universal” kit and a grinder. A fair price? Sure — on cast wheels that weigh like anchors. Quality, customization, affordability: the industry lets you pick two.
That’s why SparksCustomParts exists. We work directly with our forging partner — aerospace 6061-T6, OEM-spec caliper internals on the brake side, every set built to your platform’s exact bolt pattern, hub bore, and offset — and we sell direct, so you’re not paying three middlemen between the forge and your driveway.
One promise, platform by platform: if we list your vehicle, the fitment homework is already done — hub bore, offset range, the lot. No guesswork, no trimming, no picking two.
— Chaise Sparks, Founder
Then we did the same thing with wheels
The same problem applies to wheels: you can buy a Forged Concave or Bespoke Forge for a Lambo without thinking, but try fitting one to an Explorer ST and you’re calling three places to confirm offset, lug pattern, and brake clearance.
So we curated five brands — Forged Concave, Split Sport, Heritage Mesh, Mono Forge, Bespoke Forge — and pre-validated every style we sell against every brake kit we sell. The wheel builder won’t let you buy a combination that doesn’t fit.
The depth-over-breadth bet
Most aftermarket shops cover hundreds of vehicle platforms a few inches deep. We cover one platform a mile deep. That’s the trade-off. If you have a different car, we can’t help you. If you have an Explorer ST, we’ve probably already engineered the part you’re looking for.