XYZ Racing Gravel Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz S CLASS W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD) 2014-2020

The W222 S-Class was engineered around Airmatic and the optional Magic Body Control hydraulic system – a chassis that effectively rewrites the road in real time. Strip that out for stage use and you are left with a long, heavy luxury saloon that needs a suspension solution willing to deal with loose surfaces, sudden compressions and a wheelbase that does not want to change direction in a hurry. The XYZ Racing Gravel Rally coilover is built for exactly that brief on the non-MBC, non-4WD W222.

This is a specialist conversion kit, not a fast-road lowering job. It replaces the factory air struts entirely with a mechanical spring-and-damper setup tuned for high-travel gravel work, and gives you the adjustability the standard car was never designed to expose.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2020 Mercedes Benz S Class W222 (NON MBC Hydraulic Or 4WD)

Swapping out a tired or failed Airmatic system for a Gravel Rally coilover changes the W222’s character completely. You get a fixed, repeatable ride height that does not sag on a cold morning or panic when one corner sees a kerb. The longer-travel valving soaks up the broken-surface hits that would unsettle a road-spec damper, while the spring rates are pitched to keep the long body composed rather than wallowing on transitions. Damping adjustment lets you firm the car up for tarmac link sections and back it off for rougher stages without pulling the kit apart. For a chassis this heavy on this kind of surface, that envelope of travel and the ability to tune it on the service halt is the difference between a usable car and a broken one.

About the Gravel Rally coilover

The Gravel Rally series is XYZ Racing’s loose-surface specification, built on a monotube damper body with extended stroke to handle the compression and rebound demands of gravel and broken tarmac. Spring rates are selected for stage use rather than circuit work, biased toward absorbing impacts and keeping the tyre loaded on uneven ground. Damping is externally adjustable so you can tune compliance to suit the surface and the stage notes. Construction uses high-tensile steel bodies with corrosion-resistant finishes – relevant on a car that will see standing water, grit and stone strikes. The kit is supplied as a direct mechanical replacement for the factory struts on the non-MBC, non-4WD W222, so the chassis no longer relies on the original air or hydraulic hardware.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz S CLASS W222 (NON MBC Hydraulic Or 4WD) (2014-2020)

This kit is specifically for the W222 S-Class built between 2014 and 2020 WITHOUT Magic Body Control hydraulic suspension and WITHOUT the 4MATIC drivetrain. The chassis reference is ME63. If your car has the hydraulic MBC system or the 4WD running gear, this is not the correct part – verify the build sheet before ordering.

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Configure your Gravel Rally spec for the W222 below – spring rates, damping preferences and any chassis-specific options are set in the builder underneath.