these are big tucking wheels man :)

I still can't believe that SC didn't sell yet. looking at your most recent pictures of it the charger is down low on the right side of the engine, it sits in front of the area of the front diff of where it would be on an awd, but it looks like it would almost fit with an awd, but it's completely different from the older DE engine and won't mount up at all for a first gen FX.


eventually I'll put up a DIY thread about my way to install adjust and set up these coilovers. overall I'm pretty impressed with them, they seem to be very decent initial quality compared to the very low price they sell for and I love that there adjustable enough to allow me to really tune the suspension right, but if you really want to tune it right an go pretty low but also not bottom out harshly, then you really have to add some money for quality bump attenuators which they do not include with any of these cheap coilover kits, my advice is buy a good set of large polyurethane bump stops and get them in there at the time of install, adjust it properly and you can ride low and still drive it pretty hard without it driving like a trash can on wheels.

I love when I see these little ricer raceboy kiddies with there tricked out slammed little buzz bomber honda or whatever, yet they can't even travel the actual speed limit let alone speed on half the roads of nyc, so here they are driving slow and being jackhammered by the roads,,, but yeah, there so fast that there slow... cool.... no, to me I need it to be able to be driven hard, I need it to be able to be driven agressively without bottoming out or scraping all over the place.


after all the fender modifications and suspension tuning I've done, this is the final ride height I was able to acheive on desilvias fx. at this ride height right here it can be driven pretty hard and pretty agressively, whipped around in parking lots, driven over speed bumps and driveway and highway dips and rough roads all while behaving in a very civil manor, with pretty much no rubbing scraping or harsh bottoming, in other words it drives beautifully, all while sitting exactly as pictured here, belive it or not.... I still have a minor slight rubbing at the back of the right wheel, only on slow hard turns, it's wearing on flat plastic and will eventually wear in.. my mercedes rubs more on hard turns :)overall for this fitment it's pretty fantasic and amazing to drive, when your driving it it feels so great

these big fat stuffed wheels are so crazy, they fit the proportions of the fx so well, they make every other fx look like they have small wheels, hell they make my fx look like it's sitting on really tiny wheels, my wheels are only 29"... it's the 32" diameter that's giving it the look.... this install has me now decided to switchi my tires to 305/40-22 and 275/45-22 staggered setup on my original 22" rims, I love love love this huge wheel look when tucked proper :)


all of the metal that's been reworked has been sanded smooth and primed,the moldings are still not installed in these shots, when they go on it will look like nothing has been done. they also add about 1/4" below the metal lip shown so there is really no air gap at all, on the rear the tread is flat level to the molding while the front is very slightly tucked.... the wheels are also very very flush, much more flush than pretty much any fx could ever be without this extensive fender work, the final shots with the moldings installed will really show how sick this fitment is :)


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Damn. Usually sir21 dislikes the 24s on a first gen but these and Eds wheels make em look really really good
 
Looks amazing.

Good to hear the KIDO Racing coilovers got a positive review from you.

Are you not rubbing on full right turns where the steering wheel is turned all the way? There is a small plastic cover to protect some metal pipes that I rub and I'm using 285/35/24.

I'm switching to 275/30/24, only because my wife drives my car and she will not tolerate if the tires rub at all.

I think most tuned the rears to near firmest setting.

Where exactly can I buy these bump stops? I am close to getting mine installed along with a rear camber kit so I can go low. Especially with a thinner tire, I can go lower.

Any direct links to these polyurethane stuff would be awesome, if they even exist or if they are custom ordered.

Also, what length/height you recommend, etc.

Sorry for all the questions.... :)
 
So found this, Eibach supplies shorter bump stops so you won't ride the taller oem ones.

Also found it recommended to cut the top cone taper, about 1/2 inches and it still won't bottom out the oem shock.

Eibach's bump stop is softer than oem.

Here are part numbers for bump stop and boot:
http://www.partsgeek.com/assets/perf/full/1403080.pdf

"Infinity" :)

Will this be a solution?
 
use this: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-7-6104R/

check out the comparison of the stock kido supplied little black one VS this one

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first instinct will be to fit it into the cup this way but this will not allow the bellow to seal and keep the shaft clean so instead I inserted it backwards into the bellow and them the bushing with bellow fits tightly into the cup


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the bushing is inside the rubber bellow facing the same as the bushing shown right next to it, point up

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that is for the front, I haven't gotten the right one for the rear yet, this same one is way to big to use on the rear, rear shock shaft is only ~12mm where this front one is ~ 21mm

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also, to add those rear eibach bump stops you linked are exactly what I need in the rear, and as far as longer bump stops are concerned in the front, that is NOT a problem at all once you have a fully adjustable strut like these kiddos, here you can adjust the actual stut length to what you need iot to be, where an eibach install is restricted to stock strut length.... with adjustable like the kiddos the longer bump stop is much more desireable

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and yes, I do rub a bit on slow full right turns, it is a bit unavoidable without major headache but it is a very minor rub and it's just rubbing flat plastic.. eventually it'll wear smoother and it's really not too much of an issue, everywhere else all rubbing has been eliminated
 
Chedman13 said:
Looks amazing.

Good to hear the KIDO Racing coilovers got a positive review from you.

Are you not rubbing on full right turns where the steering wheel is turned all the way? There is a small plastic cover to protect some metal pipes that I rub and I'm using 285/35/24.

I'm switching to 275/30/24, only because my wife drives my car and she will not tolerate if the tires rub at all.

I think most tuned the rears to near firmest setting.

Where exactly can I buy these bump stops? I am close to getting mine installed along with a rear camber kit so I can go low. Especially with a thinner tire, I can go lower.

Any direct links to these polyurethane stuff would be awesome, if they even exist or if they are custom ordered.

Also, what length/height you recommend, etc.

Sorry for all the questions.... :)
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ched, what are you doin with ya tires when you switch them?
 
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