XYZ Racing Circuit Master Coilovers — Honda CRV III 2007-2012

The Honda CRV III is not a car most people associate with circuit work, and that is precisely why anyone fitting a Circuit Master to a 2007-2012 RE-chassis CRV is doing something deliberate. The tall body, the soft factory damping calibrated for school runs and motorway cruising, and the front-biased weight of the K24 – these are the things that turn into roll, dive and front-tyre overload the moment the CRV sees a circuit. The Circuit Master exists to flatten that body, control the long-travel weight transfer, and put a CRV III into a window where it can actually be driven hard on track without falling over its own ride height.

This is the top of XYZ Racing’s competition range – the same damper specification used on its Racing Spec, Drift Spec and Tarmac Rally programmes. Fitted to a circuit-built CRV III, it converts a high-riding family SUV into something with a flat platform and a predictable front-to-rear balance.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2012 Honda CRV III

On a stock CRV III the front end pushes wide the moment you load it, and the tall sidewalls plus soft springs mean the body keeps moving long after the steering input has settled. Drop it onto the Circuit Master and the platform stops floating – body roll is held flat through long-radius corners, the nose stays level under braking instead of diving into the bump-stops, and the K24 finally has a stable contact patch to put torque through on corner exit. The 9720 individual damping settings let you match compression and rebound to a specific circuit, so a smooth UK club track like Castle Combe gets a different setup to somewhere properly bumpy like Cadwell. Lowering the ride height also cuts the CRV III’s centre of gravity meaningfully – on a body this tall, every millimetre matters for how willing the car feels to change direction.

About the Circuit Master coilover

The Circuit Master is XYZ Racing’s flagship circuit damper, sitting at the top of the competition ladder alongside the Racing Spec, Drift Spec and Tarmac Rally variants. Damping is adjustable across 9720 distinct settings via three separate knobs – high-speed compression, low-speed compression, and rebound – which is what gives the platform its range from a tight, controlled fast-road feel through to a stiff-spring circuit setup. The damper has been tested in development with XYZ race teams across multiple international championships, and the construction is built around sustained circuit abuse rather than occasional weekend use. One characteristic worth knowing: the small-bore oil passage that gives the three-knob system its fine resolution can produce a faint hydraulic noise when crossing kerbs or large road bumps. This is a function of the design, not a fault, and it is the trade-off you accept for circuit-grade damping precision.

Fitment for the Honda CRV III (2007-2012)

This kit is engineered for the third-generation Honda CR-V (RE chassis) sold in the UK from 2007 through 2012, covering both the 2.0 i-VTEC petrol and 2.2 i-DTEC diesel models in the standard 4WD layout. Confirm your registration year falls inside the 2007-2012 window before ordering, and select your damping preference and ride height in the configurator below.

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Build your Circuit Master spec for the CRV III in the configurator below – pick ride height, damping preference and any spring rate options to match how you intend to drive the car.