XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda CL YA4 2001-2003

The Honda Inspire/Saber-derived CL YA4 carries a longitudinal 3.2-litre J32A V6 over its front axle, and that nose-weight is what every fast-road owner ends up chasing with the damping. The factory setup was calibrated for cosseted highway cruising in the JDM executive segment, which leaves the chassis floating over mid-corner bumps and rolling through quicker direction changes. The Super Sport coilover is the right answer for a YA4 that’s now twenty-plus years old and still being asked to handle British B-roads on a Sunday.

Spring rates, ride height and damping all move together here. You get a usable drop without killing the long-wave compliance the car needs on imperfect tarmac, and the 36-way damping range means a YA4 daily-driven Monday to Friday can be firmed up for a weekend track session without pulling the kit off.

What this coilover does for your 2001-2003 Honda CL YA4

The first thing you’ll feel is the front end stops wallowing. With the V6’s mass settled on a properly valved damper, turn-in sharpens and the nose stays planted under trail-braking instead of pushing wide. Mid-corner bumps that used to upset the line get absorbed cleanly, and the rear stops feeling like it’s catching up half a beat late.

Ride height adjustment lets you correct the YA4’s slightly tall factory stance without resorting to lowering springs that wreck the damper geometry. The 36 damping clicks give real range – softer end for motorway runs, firmer end for a circuit day at Cadwell or Mallory – and the change between settings is felt, not theoretical. Body control over crests and through compressions is where this kit earns its keep on a heavy front-drive saloon.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport sits in XYZ Racing’s range as the fast-road and weekend-track option, and the damper is engineered to do both jobs without forcing a compromise on either. Bump absorption over rough surfaces was a stated design priority, which matters on a chassis like the YA4 where the original suspension was tuned for comfort rather than control.

Ride height is adjustable through the lower mount, and the 36-way damping knob covers the full range from a compliant daily setting to a tied-down circuit setting. The construction is built for repeated heat cycles, so a track session won’t fade the damping by the third set of laps. It’s a single coilover specification flexible enough to be reset for changing road conditions or a change of intent – daily commute one day, B-road blast the next, paddock the weekend after.

Fitment for the Honda CL YA4 (2001-2003)

This kit is built specifically for the YA4 chassis code, covering the 2001 to 2003 production run. The fitment is matched to the factory geometry and mounting points of the CL-platform Honda – no fabrication, no adapters, no spacer workarounds.

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Pick your spring rate, top mount and damping preference in the configurator below and build your CL YA4 spec.