XYZ Racing Top Sport Coilovers — Honda CIVIC EK SINGLE CAM 1996-2000

The EK Civic arrived with a chassis the aftermarket has been chasing for thirty years – light, short-wheelbase, double-wishbone front and rear, and forgiving enough to absorb almost any rate you throw at it. Drop a single-cam D-series shell on a proper coilover and the car finds a second personality: flatter through Paddock Hill, more honest on the brakes, and far less prone to the inside-rear lift that defines a tired stock EK on a B-road.

The XYZ Racing Top Sport coilover is built for owners running the 1996-2000 Civic EK Single CAM as a weekend track car that still drives home from the circuit. It sits between the soft factory hardware and a full circuit-only setup, with damping and spring rates lifted enough to control a stripped EK hatch without beating you up on the M25 the next morning.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2000 Honda Civic EK Single CAM

Compared to the factory dampers, Top Sport runs roughly 30-50% more damping force and around 2kg/mm extra spring rate, which is exactly the step a lightweight EK chassis responds to. Body roll drops, the front end stops washing wide on initial turn-in, and the rear stays planted under throttle out of slower corners where a stock EK tends to skip. Ride height drops cleanly without the bump-stop crash that plagues cut-spring setups. On broken UK tarmac the damper still has the travel to soak up expansion joints and patched surfaces, so the car keeps tyre contact rather than ricocheting across the lane. Adjustable height also lets you set the EK low enough to look right on 15s without sacrificing the geometry the double-wishbone front end depends on.

About the Top Sport coilover

Top Sport is XYZ Racing’s street-and-track damper, developed off the back of the brand’s circuit programme and tuned for owners who want a single setup that handles both jobs. The increased damping is calibrated to absorb the impact of uneven pavement and suppress body movement across larger bumps, which keeps the tyre loaded and traction consistent through transitions. Spring rates are pitched roughly 2kg/mm above a typical street kit so the chassis stays composed under aggressive driving without going harsh at urban speeds. Height adjustment is independent of preload, so corner-weighting an EK doesn’t force a compromise on ride height. The settings are drawn directly from XYZ’s Top Sport racing experience, which means the baseline tune is closer to a circuit configuration than most street coilovers will admit to.

Fitment for the Honda CIVIC EK Single CAM (1996-2000)

This kit is specified for the EK-chassis Honda Civic fitted with the single-cam D-series engine, covering the 1996 to 2000 model years. It suits three-door, five-door, and saloon EK variants running the standard suspension pickup points. Confirm your chassis code and engine variant before ordering if your car has been previously converted from a different drivetrain.

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