XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Ferrari CALIFORNIA (Both front and rear top mount are 4 holes) 2008-2014

The Ferrari California sits in an awkward spot for suspension upgrades. It is a heavy front-mid-engined GT with a folding hard-top that loads the rear axle hard, a transaxle layout that wants composure on long sweepers, and a factory damper setup that was tuned for grand-touring civility rather than B-road precision. Owners who want sharper turn-in without abandoning the car’s continent-crossing brief have always been the underserved group. The XYZ Racing Street Advanced coilover for the Ferrari California is built for exactly that buyer.

This is the 2008-2014 fitment with the four-hole top mount pattern front and rear, so spec confirmation matters before you order. Once it is on the car, you get a coilover that lets you sit the California closer to the ground, firm up body control over the F149’s mass, and still drive it to a hotel without cracking your fillings.

What this coilover does for your 2008-2014 Ferrari California

Ride height drops cleanly thanks to full length adjustment, so you set corner balance and stance independently of preload – important on a car this heavy where bump-stop strike is a real risk if you wind the spring perches down to lower it. The 720-way damping range means you can run the dampers soft for a weekend in the Cotswolds and stiffen them up for a track evening at Goodwood without swapping hardware. Body roll through fast direction changes tightens noticeably, and the front end stops floating over crested A-roads – the standard car’s biggest dynamic weakness. Brake-into-corner pitch reduces, which on a 1,735 kg GT translates directly into more confidence trail-braking down to apex. Crucially for a California owner, you keep the GT character at lower damper settings; this is not a coilover that forces the car to become something it isn’t.

About the Street Advanced coilover

The Street Advanced is XYZ’s most popular series and the one that has had the most development cycles behind it. It was refined through years of XYZ’s professional team testing and validated at international race events before being released for road use. The single-knob design gives 720 damping positions in one combined bump-and-rebound adjustment, which keeps the setup process simple for owners who do not want to manage separate compression and rebound circuits. Construction is built for dual-purpose duty: street driving as the primary brief, with the headroom to handle occasional track day work without going off the map. Spring rates and valving are matched to road-biased use, so the car remains liveable on broken UK tarmac while still tightening up under load.

Fitment for the Ferrari CALIFORNIA (2008-2014)

This kit fits the F149 Ferrari California, chassis code FE04, model years 2008 through 2014. It is the variant where both the front and rear top mounts use the four-hole bolt pattern – check your existing top mounts before ordering, as Ferrari ran more than one mount configuration through this generation. Confirm the bolt pattern visually before purchase.

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Confirm your top-mount bolt pattern, then configure your spring rates and ride height below.