XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — BMW 2 SERIES F87 M2 Competition 2018-2021

The F87 M2 Competition is a chassis that already punches above its weight on smooth circuits – the S55 twin-turbo six, the wider track over the standard M2, and the stiffer subframe bushings inherited from the F80 M3. Take it onto a sealed-stage tarmac rally surface, though, and the factory adaptive M dampers run out of travel quickly over crested junctions, patched asphalt and the kind of compressions you find on a Manx or Ulster stage.

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the BMW 2 Series F87 M2 Competition is built for exactly that environment. It keeps the front axle planted when the road surface stops cooperating, holds the rear end stable under the M2’s mid-corner torque delivery, and lets the tyre do its job instead of skipping across ridges.

What this coilover does for your 2018-2021 Bmw 2 Series F87 M2 Competition

On smooth tarmac the M2 Competition’s rear-driven 410bhp is manageable; on broken stage tarmac the standard setup tends to load up the outside rear, then unload sharply over a compression and step the car sideways mid-corner. The Tarmac Rally damping curve is tuned to absorb that initial impact then recover quickly, which means the rear tyre stays in contact with the surface long enough to actually put power down. You get more confidence braking late into junction-style corners where the road camber changes underneath you, and the front end stops crashing through into the bump-stops when you hit a mid-corner ridge. Ride height adjustment lets you set the car for the camber and roll-centre geometry that works for tarmac stages without the compromises of a track-only coilover.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

This damper is purpose-tuned for sealed-stage tarmac rally use, where surface quality is unpredictable and impact absorption matters as much as outright body control. The valving is set up to soak up the jolt from big bumps – kerbs, compressions, broken asphalt – while still suppressing body movement enough to keep the chassis composed between hits. The result is a damper that increases tyre traction over imperfect surfaces by keeping the contact patch loaded for longer, rather than letting the wheel skip and re-load. The settings are drawn directly from XYZ Racing’s own tarmac rally programme, so the baseline tune reflects what works in competition rather than a generic "road and track" compromise. It is engineered for vehicle stability across the kind of surface variation a stage throws at you in a single corner.

Fitment for the Bmw 2 Series F87 M2 Competition (2018-2021)

Direct fit for the F87 M2 Competition chassis, model years 2018 to 2021. Replaces the factory adaptive M suspension with a manually adjustable coilover platform. Chassis code BM82-1.

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Pick your spring rates and damping spec below and configure the coilover for your F87.