XYZ Racing Gravel Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2017-2023

The AMG GT’s factory Active Ride Control dampers are calibrated for tarmac, not for a shock absorber that has to soak up washboard gravel, sandstone ridges and silt ruts without folding under G-force mid-corner. Swap to a purpose-built Gravel Rally coilover and the electronic damping system needs cancelling out first, which is exactly what this kit does before the mechanical dampers take over the job the AMG GT was never asked to do from the factory.

For stage work in a front-engined, rear-driven platform like the GT, wheel control off-camber matters more than outright spring rate. This kit pairs the cancellation hardware with dampers built around long-stroke travel, so the chassis stays settled over compressions instead of pogoing the rear axle loose.

What this coilover does for your 2017-2023 Mercedes Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster

Fit this kit and the first thing you’ll notice is how much more stroke is available before the dampers top out or bottom out over rough surfaces – long stroke and long springs absorb chassis vibration and high-speed bounce that would otherwise get transmitted straight into the AMG GT’s structure. The inverted tube design keeps the damper responsive across sandstone, snow or silt, rather than tuned for one surface and compromised on the rest. Because the electronic damping system is cancelled rather than fought against, there’s no conflict between the AMG GT’s factory sensors and the mechanical valving doing the actual work underneath. Under hard cornering and heavy compression loads the long-travel setup is built to bear the extreme G-force spikes that gravel stages generate, holding the AMG GT’s nose and rear axle in line instead of letting the chassis skip. The result is a car that keeps its wheels tracking the road surface through the rough stuff, which is the entire point of a rally-spec damper.

About the Gravel Rally coilover

XYZ Racing built the Gravel Rally line specifically for rally and rallycross use, where road conditions are the most aggressive of any motorsport discipline the brand supports – which is why the shock absorber itself becomes the single most load-bearing component in the car during a gravel stage. The design uses an inverted tube layout so the damper can be tuned to cope with sandstone, snow and silt without needing a different unit for each surface. Long stroke travel and correspondingly long springs are specified to absorb chassis vibration and the aggressive impacts that come from high-speed bouncy roads, while still holding composure under extreme cornering G-force. Every spring rate offered in this range has been set through testing by a rally racing team rather than derived on a rig, so the baseline is already proven against real stage conditions before it reaches the AMG GT. For this particular application, the range is paired with a cancellation kit so the electronic damping system in the AMG GT/ GT Roadster doesn’t interfere with the mechanical dampers doing the work.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster (2017-2023)

This kit is built for the Mercedes Benz AMG GT and GT Roadster, chassis code ME52-C, across the 2017 to 2023 model years, and specifically for cars fitted with the factory electronic damping system that this cancellation kit is designed to bypass. Confirm your car falls within this chassis code and year span before ordering, as the cancellation hardware is matched to this specific electronic architecture.

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Once you’ve confirmed the ME52-C fitment and cancellation kit requirement matches your car, configure yours below to select the spring rate for your event.