XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Ferrari 458 / 458 Spider (without hydraulic lift system) 2010-2015

The 458 was the last naturally aspirated mid-engined V8 Ferrari, and its chassis was set up at Maranello with a deliberately firm primary ride that punishes broken British B-roads and speed humps in equal measure. The factory magnetorheological dampers are brilliant when they work and eye-wateringly expensive when they don’t – and once a 458 is out of warranty, owners start looking at coilovers seriously.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport for the FE05 chassis is built for that owner: someone running a non-lift 458 or 458 Spider as a fast-road car with the occasional weekend track outing, who wants ride height control and damping authority without committing to a full circuit-only build.

What this coilover does for your 2010-2015 Ferrari 458 / 458 Spider

Drop the ride height and the 458’s already-low nose looks the way the design studio first sketched it – but the real gain is dynamic. Lower roll centre, less body movement on turn-in, and a flatter platform when the V8 is loading the rear axle out of a slow corner. The 36-way damping range is the headline: wind it soft for a Goodwood breakfast run, wind it firm for a Bedford Autodrome track day, and you don’t need a spanner or a workshop visit to do it. Ride-height adjustment lets you set the car to clear UK driveway entrances without sacrificing the rake the chassis actually likes. On a mid-engined car this sensitive to corner weights, that adjustability is the difference between a 458 that feels alive and one that feels confused.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s dual-purpose damper, built specifically to take the harshness out of a stiff sports-car setup without giving up control. Each unit carries 36 individual damping settings on a single combined adjuster, so compression and rebound move together across the range rather than forcing separate decisions. Ride height is independently adjustable on the lower bracket, which means you can change stance without altering spring preload – important on a car as corner-weight-sensitive as the 458. Construction is suited to repeated cycling between road and circuit use, which is exactly what the type is engineered for: weekend race use and daily driving from the same set of dampers. It is the right pick for owners who want one suspension setup that covers both ends of the 458’s working life.

Fitment for the Ferrari 458 / 458 Spider (2010-2015)

This kit is specified for the FE05 chassis 458 and 458 Spider built between 2010 and 2015, without the factory hydraulic nose-lift system. If your car has the front-axle lift option fitted, this is not the correct part number – the lift hardware requires a different strut design.

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