XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda ELEMENT YH1/YH2 2003-2011

The Honda Element YH1/YH2 is a tall, boxy crossover riding on a Civic-derived platform with a high centre of gravity and soft factory damping tuned for utility rather than handling. Drop the ride height and tighten the damping and the Element becomes a genuinely composed thing on a B-road – body roll comes under control, the front end stops pitching under braking, and the chassis finally tracks straight over the kind of patchy UK tarmac it currently floats across.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover for the Honda Element YH1/YH2 (2003-2011) is the right pick for owners running this rare JDM-import crossover on UK roads who want a proper fast-road setup with the occasional weekend track session. It addresses the Element’s two factory weaknesses in one fitment: the wallowing ride height and the underdamped rebound that lets the body keep moving long after the wheel has finished its work.

What this coilover does for your 2003-2011 Honda Element

Lower the Element by 30-60mm and the centre of gravity drops with it, killing the tip-in roll that defines the factory car through any quick direction change. The 36-way damping adjustment lets you run a softer click count for daily commuting and a firmer one for circuit work, which matters on an Element because the standard car is set up for cargo loads it almost never carries. Ride height adjustment is independent of damping, so you can sit the car at a usable everyday height without sacrificing bump compliance over speed humps and broken urban surfaces. Turn-in sharpens noticeably as the suspension geometry tightens, and the rear stops pogo-ing on lift-throttle through fast sweepers. Brake dive reduces, weight transfers more predictably, and the front tyres get a fairer chance to do their job.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s fast-road and weekend-track platform, built on a damper body that has been developed specifically to eliminate the harshness drivers usually associate with lowered coilover setups. It carries 36-way bump-and-rebound adjustment on a single combined knob, which gives a working range broad enough to cover motorway cruising at one end and circuit pace at the other. Ride height is fully threaded and independent of spring preload, so corner balancing remains possible without compromising stroke. Construction targets sustained street use without the head-toss of a pure track damper, and the valving is tuned to recover quickly from broken surfaces rather than skip across them. This is the spec for owners who want the car lower and tighter but still want to drive it to work on Monday.

Fitment for the Honda Element (2003-2011)

This kit is built specifically for the Honda Element YH1/YH2 chassis covering the full 2003 to 2011 production run. The damper bodies, top mounts and spring rates are matched to the Element’s strut geometry and weight distribution – this is not a re-boxed Civic kit.

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Pick your spring rate and ride height below and build the spec that suits how you actually drive the car.