XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Honda CIVIC ES1/2/3/ET2 2000-2005

The seventh-generation Civic ES sits in an awkward place in Honda’s chassis history – softer than the EK that came before, less hyped than the FN2 that followed, but blessed with a torsion-beam rear and a kerb weight under 1,150kg that responds beautifully to proper damping. The Street Advanced coilover from XYZ Racing is built for owners who actually drive these cars every day, not garage queens. It tightens the body control the factory springs lose around 60,000 miles without turning a sensible commuter saloon into something that crashes over expansion joints.

For an ES1 1.4 or an ES2 1.6 used on B-roads and the occasional track day, this is the spec that makes sense. The 720-way damping range is the headline feature, and on a chassis this light the steps between clicks are genuinely felt at the wheel.

What this coilover does for your 2000-2005 Honda Civic ES1/2/3/ET2

Drop the ride height between 25mm and 65mm and the centre of gravity moves with it – the ES1’s tendency to roll onto the outside front tyre during turn-in tightens up immediately. The 720 damping adjustments let you set a softer bump rate for broken urban tarmac and stiffen rebound for sustained cornering loads, which matters on a torsion-beam rear that otherwise pogos on undulating surfaces. Pinion-bearing top mounts (standard on this kit) sharpen steering response without transmitting the road noise you’d get from a full pillow-ball setup. Daily-driver compliance stays intact at lower click counts; wind it up for a Castle Combe afternoon and the car holds an attitude through Quarry that the OE setup simply cannot.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is XYZ Racing’s volume-seller for road-and-track use, developed over years by their in-house engineers and validated against feedback from race programmes worldwide. Construction centres on a monotube damper with 720 distinct damping settings on a single adjuster, simplifying setup compared with separate bump/rebound systems while still giving meaningful range. Spring rates are matched to the ES chassis weight rather than copied from a heavier platform, and the kit ships with adjustable ride height independent of damper stroke so you don’t lose travel when you go lower. The brief is honest: normal road use first, track day second, with enough adjustment headroom that one set of coilovers serves both jobs. For a Civic owner moving up from worn factory dampers or a budget eBay set, the jump in body control and steering precision is the upgrade most people notice on the first drive home.

Fitment for the Honda CIVIC ES1/2/3/ET2 (2000-2005)

Confirmed for the ES1, ES2, ES3 and ET2 chassis codes covering the 2000-2005 production run – this captures the UK-market 1.4i, 1.6i, 1.6 Sport and 1.7 CTDi diesel saloon variants. The kit is designed around the front MacPherson strut and rear torsion-beam layout specific to this generation. Check your V5 chassis code against the list above before ordering.

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Pick your spring rates, top-mount options and ride height below in the configurator.