XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Porsche CAYMAN (981) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2012-2016

Sealed-stage tarmac rally work asks a mid-engined 981 Cayman to settle instantly over crests, compressions and mid-corner bumps without any hesitation from the car’s own electronics. The factory PASM system on the 981 varies damping through a control unit built for road comfort and occasional B-road enthusiasm, not stage-pace repeatability, and it does not take kindly to being fitted alongside a mechanical coilover.

That is what this kit solves. The cancellation module removes PASM from the equation so the Tarmac Rally coilover can run its own fixed mechanical damping without the ECU throwing warning lights or dropping into a restricted mode, leaving the driver with a straightforward, predictable platform for the stage.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2016 Porsche Cayman

With PASM out of the control loop, the 981’s mid-engine weight distribution can be worked with rather than second-guessed. The rear axle loads progressively through compression rather than being managed by a system reacting on its own logic, which matters when a stage surface changes from smooth tarmac to a broken, patched section without warning. Up front, the damper controls wheel movement through sharp inputs instead of deflecting off them, so the nose tracks the line the driver has chosen rather than skating over it. Ride height is also under the driver’s control rather than the factory’s comfort-biased default, which lets the car be set for stage use on one weekend and dialled back for the road drive home.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ’s Tarmac Rally coilover is built specifically around the demands of sealed-stage events, where the road surface is real, patched, cambered and occasionally broken rather than a smoothed circuit line. The damper is set up to absorb the impact of an uneven surface and take the jolt out of a heavy compression, rather than letting that energy travel straight into the chassis. Suppressing that shock through the body keeps the tyre loaded and in contact with the road instead of skipping across it, which is where the traction actually comes from on a stage. The result is a car that holds its line and its composure through a fast section rather than getting unsettled by the next bump, and the base settings are drawn directly from XYZ’s own tarmac rally programme rather than a generic road-spring calculation.

Fitment for the Porsche Cayman (981) (2012-2016)

This is the cancellation-kit version of the Tarmac Rally coilover, built specifically for 981-chassis Cayman models fitted from the factory with PASM electronic damping, covering the 2012 to 2016 model years. Fitting requires the cancellation module alongside the coilover itself so the car’s electronics are correctly bypassed rather than left to conflict with the mechanical dampers.

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Configure the Tarmac Rally kit for your 981 Cayman below, including the cancellation module needed for a clean PASM bypass.