XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Honda TSX CL9 2004-2008

The CL9 Accord Euro-R sister car arrived in the UK as the TSX with a K24A2 up front and a chassis that was always more capable than its executive-saloon styling let on. Drop a Racing Spec coilover under it and you stop fighting the soft factory damping that lets the nose wash wide mid-corner – the front end finally bites at turn-in and the rear stays planted when you get back on the throttle out of a long sweeper.

This is the spec for owners who have already taken a CL9 to Cadwell, Donington or Anglesey and decided the chassis deserves more than a fast-road kit. The Racing Spec sits at the top of the XYZ range, with the damping force and spring rates pitched at circuit work rather than commuting comfort.

What this coilover does for your 2004-2008 Honda TSX CL9

The CL9 carries its weight high for a saloon and the standard suspension lets that weight roll onto the outside front under brakes, blunting the K24’s willingness to be trail-braked deep into the apex. The Racing Spec’s stiffer rates and revised damping curves flatten the body, sharpen the steering response, and let you carry mid-corner speed the factory dampers simply cannot support. Pitch under braking drops away, so the nose stays settled when you load the front tyres into a heavy stop. Ride height is fully adjustable, so you can set the CL9’s stance and corner-weight it properly for a circuit setup. On a 200bhp-plus K24 build, that translates to a car that finally rotates on throttle lift rather than ploughing into understeer.

About the Racing Spec coilover

The Racing Spec damper is built specifically for circuit competition, with its settings derived directly from XYZ Racing’s participation in series including the WTCC. That race-development heritage feeds straight into the off-the-shelf kit – spring rates, damping curves and valving have been validated on hot tarmac under racing conditions rather than calculated on a bench. For CL9 owners running heavy chassis modifications – aggressive aero, semi-slick tyres, K20 or K24 swap-and-build power figures – XYZ also offers a custom shock-absorber programme. Provide a full spec sheet of the car and the circuits it will run, and the dampers can be re-valved and re-sprung for that specific car and that specific use. For an A-class or club-racing CL9 build, that custom route is the difference between a fast-road coilover with stiff springs and a properly developed race damper.

Fitment for the Honda TSX CL9 (2004-2008)

This kit fits the CL9 chassis TSX as sold from 2004 through 2008, covering the full first-generation TSX production run. It is the K24A2 saloon platform shared with the JDM Accord Euro-R. Confirm your chassis code against the VIN plate before ordering – the later second-generation TSX uses a different platform and is not covered by this part number.

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Pick your spring rates and damping spec for the CL9 in the configurator below and build the kit to suit your circuit programme.