Drilled and drilled and slotted rotors can/do make a humming noise when stopping.  It occurs on motorcycles with factory drilled rotors (for me this was Triumph and Harley-Davidson motorcycles) and its happened on cars that I've installed drilled and slotted rotors on.  The noise on the car was a trade-off for the reduced heat buildup of the rotors and pads during highway and mountainous road/highway driving.

Inch/pounds (in/lbs) is a very common torque value for smaller, more delicate parts with smaller fasteners.

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I would think that since you need both the tires and wheels, you should go back to the OEM tire size and wheel, P245/60R18. You should easily be able to find the 18-inch wheels at your local salvage yard. If you want to go with a 17-inch tire and wheel set up, the tire size that has the closest tire height (to reduce speedometer error) while increasing the sidewall size from 5.8 to 6.3 inches is P245/65R17.   For your leaking tires, try replacing the valve stems. Some stems are known to leak. Doc1.pdf

AWD has larger brakes that require an 18 inch wheel. But yes, the same model tire with the same overall dimensions seem to be around $50 less for a 17 than for an 18 inch wheel (about 25% cheaper, like from $240 to $190).   If you feel you need to replace the rims anyways (financially also needing to buy rims that are smaller would add up to more than just tires) then might be worth it.   Cheaper tires, more selection, more sidewall for a better ride and better handling of curb hopping/hitting and potholes, all good reasons go with a smaller rim.

I had the exact same issue on my 2011 Limited where both front door would always be ajar, or suddenly read open while driving.  I think the quote to replace the faulty sensors required disassembling the entire door panel and was a 2 hour job per door for a $40 sensor.    You can bypass the bad sensor with a magnetic switch   Refer to this video -        You can buy a simple window magnetic sensor for each door.  Make sure the switch supports Normally Open (NO) or Normally Closed (NC) so you have options.   Pick up neodymium magnets, wire, a post connector and some epoxy.   You can use a T-Tap connector to connect the magnetic sensors to the sensor wires  on each door (video gives you the wire colors for both doors).  Test it with the car on and the magnet from the switch to confirm it is wired correctly.   I like putting gorilla tape around the sensor screws.   Mount the sensor under the kick panel about level with the plastic bins on each door.    Position the sensor close to where you can epoxy the rare earth magnet on closest to the sensor.   Just tape it at first and test it out, then when you feel it's consistent epoxy it in place.    Did that almost a year ago and no issues since.  

Yeah I'm running chrome 22s on an AWD limited.   So a 17" rim would have cheaper tire options?   It only has about 120K miles so it should have some life left so economical AT tire options would be ideal.

Ford Battery Reset …..   Firstly get in the car and close all the doors, but don’t lock them    Turn on the ignition, but don't start the engine.    Wait for battery light to come on.   Flash main beam 5 times    Then press and release brake pedal 3 times.   The Battery light should flash after 10 seconds.    The system is now reset    Heated mirrors and screen should now work 

Hi guys, I saw a lot of knowledge here and wanted to try my luck. Ford Edge 2022, SEL, I drove the car and parked it for the night. On the next day the right side mirror, blind spot light was on, on the dashboard there are orange lights "Blind spot assist" and "cross traffic alert" Fault. The front windows do not roll down, the ac not working, the radio not working, the hatch is automatic and it is not opening. The dealer SAID that they had performed "pint point" and came to gateway module. Any idea would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

What kind of scan tool did you use? What were the other intermittent codes?