XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Lexus IS 250/350 (XE20) 2005-2012

On sealed-stage tarmac, where road surfaces shift from smooth to scarred in a single junction and compressions arrive without warning, the XE20 IS’s factory suspension runs out of ideas faster than its chassis deserves. Lexus tuned the XE20 for GT-boulevard composure; the XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover resets the brief entirely, transforming the same double-wishbone front and multi-link rear into stage-capable suspension with settings drawn directly from XYZ’s own tarmac rally competition programme.

Both the IS 250 and IS 350 benefit from reduced body motion under hard braking into tight hairpins and the traction improvement that comes from keeping the rear tyres loaded across crested sections. This kit covers the full XE20 generation, 2005 through to 2012.

What this coilover does for your 2005-2012 Lexus IS 250/350

The Tarmac Rally’s primary function is controlling body movement over the irregular surfaces that define real tarmac stages – the crests that unload the suspension in an instant, the hollows that immediately overload it, the patched ribbon of road that would push a standard IS into a steering vagueness mid-corner. By effectively suppressing shock to the body and absorbing the jolt from significant compressions, the coilover maintains tyre contact across uneven pavement where the XE20’s stock spring rates would allow wallow and lost grip. The result is a more planted rear end under power and more consistent steering feel through the front wishbones. For the IS 350 in particular – where 306 horsepower is routed entirely through the rear axle – keeping those tyres loaded on exit is the difference between building speed through the stage and scrubbing it.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally is XYZ Racing’s coilover developed from hands-on sealed-stage competition – every setup parameter here originates from that racing background, not from theoretical damping curves drawn at a desk. The specification targets the specific demands of tarmac rally use: uneven road surfaces, large compressions, patched and scarred stages where standard suspension simply cannot maintain tyre traction without transmitting the impact directly to the body. The damper construction is engineered to absorb impact from rough pavement and redistribute that energy in a way that suppresses body shock rather than converting it into pitch, roll, or steering kickback. For the XE20, which arrives with suspension geometry genuinely capable of generating strong mechanical grip when its spring and damping rates are matched to competition loads, the Tarmac Rally coilover provides the calibration that factory tuning never needed to consider.

Fitment for the Lexus IS 250/350 (2005-2012)

This coilover set is engineered for the Lexus IS XE20 chassis, covering both the IS 250 and IS 350 across the full model run from 2005 to 2012. The kit is compatible with the shared suspension architecture across both engine variants. If fitting to an IS 250 AWD variant, confirm your chassis specification against the XE20 code before ordering.

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The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is available configured for the XE20 IS 250 and IS 350 – select your specification and configure yours below.