Chedman13's KIDO Coilovers for 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 FX45 Unboxing

Yes, getting the extenders is recommended. You will have to drill a hole for it. Andrew did this and said he needed the extenders to adjust. So pretty much for all of us its going to be "set and forget".
 
I did. But that's when it was not clear where the actual dampening dials where located on the Kido. The BC coils are on the outside and you could just stick your arms through the wheels and adjust them anytime. Honestly, I thought it would be the same design as it makes perfect sense to have them on the outside. This is only disappointing thing about the Kidos so far.
 
Yes, let's see what Ed can do about extenders for us. With the higher springs rates and better grade oil in the Kido coils, overall it is a better product than BC, despite having to get the rear extenders.
 
tchuck said:
Now that some of you have installed the Kido coils, what's the deal with the rear dampening adjustment? Do you have to remove the shock each time you want to adjust it?
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Yeah, the Kido's dampening is on top of the shock. If you don't drill a hole and use an extender, you'll have loosen the shock, pull it off the top mount bolts, stick the knob and give a couple of clicks and mount it back. Heck, I just gave it three clicks and I think I'm done with the rear dampening. To me the front needs more fine playing around with to get it dialed in.
 
In order to change the dampening settings do I have to lift the wheels off the ground or just twist the knob? I'm new to coilovers so don't quite know everything yet:p

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Sorry for the late reply, been discussing with Kido. Kido says they gave the idea to their engineers, but they would rather not design it like that due to shortened shock travel. They will consider it how BC Racing has them, but no plans in the near future to put the damper knob on the side.

I won't be changing my setting in the rears so not a concern to me, I'll mess with the front more. But I can see where people would want to adjust the rears.

Who here wants extenders for the rear? Just send me a PM and I'll make it happen at the lowest cost possible.
 
Ed, your set up looks sick!!
Any chance at another GB in the near future??
Any reviews on how they ride?? I wanna keep the fx riding as close to factory spec with a small drop
 
If you want your riding as close to factory, then coilovers is not what you're looking for. H&R Springs with a little drop and feel more factory to me then the coilovers for sure.

I've been ridding on these coilovers for a week and they are definitely yield a sportier ride then the H&R. Going over bumps and dips in the road feel absolutely solid, none of those bouncy feeling at all. But going over bigger cracks and potholes, I feel the pain on my tires though. I wonder how the ride would be once I have my 22s on. My current settings is very conservative. I have about 3/4" (about 1/2" drop from H&R) wheel gap and the dampening setting is somewhat on the soft side. Driving on coilover leave me feeling much more control and feel of the road.
 
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la_fx35 said:
If you want your riding as close to factory, then coilovers is not what you're looking for. H&R Springs with a little drop and feel more factory to me then the coilovers for sure.

I've been ridding on these coilovers for a week and they are definitely yield a sportier ride then the H&R. Going over bumps and dips in the road feel absolutely solid, none of those bouncy feeling at all. But going over bigger cracks and potholes, I feel the pain on my tires though. I wonder how the ride would be once I have my 22s on. My current settings is very conservative. I have about 3/4" (about 1/2" drop from H&R) wheel gap and the dampening setting is somewhat on the soft side. Driving on coilover leave me feeling much more control and feel of the road.
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What are running for tire pressure Andy?
 
Plenty low A/P for ride quality, Nice thing about the dampening is that you can keep adjusting. I really can't remember if the BC's changed (as in settling or softening) over time or not.
 
All coilover owners -- don't forget to cover the threads of the coilovers with anti-seize (link below is what I'll use).

KIDO coilovers are coated to prevent rust, but anyone knows that Chicago salt is pretty harsh. I totally forgot to do it, but will do it when I swap my summer for winter tires.

I've heard of people using this on actual studs/lugs. I always dry torqued. I can see how this prevents studs from rusting, but I'm just not comfortable torquing with this stuff on the studs. I know people have done it and actually some huge machine lugs/studs are mandatory to have this stuff on it when torqued, but I do know the torque specs are dry torque specs and adding anything to the lugs will change the torque specs slightly.

I've always added this to the hub so the wheel doesn't stick to the hub after a long winter (done to me several times before anti-seize). Anyway, thought I'd share to avoid rusted thread on coilovers.

http://www.amazon.com/Permatex-80071-Anti-Seize-Lubricant-oz/dp/B000CCMKZY
 
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