XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Renault CLIO 2.0 SPORT 16V (TYPE 2) 2001-2005

The Type 2 Clio Sport arrived from Renaultsport already knowing how to corner: a sub-1,050kg shell, the eager F4R 2.0 16V up front, and a rear torsion beam that loves to rotate on a trailing throttle. What the standard car never gave you was control over how that chassis settles on a kerbed B-road or a bumpy circuit apron. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover is built for exactly that gap.

This is the fast-road and weekend-track answer for the 2.0 Sport 16V. It hands you height adjustment and 36-way damping so the front end stops diving under hard braking into a hairpin, while the rear keeps the lift-off agility that makes these cars so addictive rather than turning it into a nervous twitch.

What these coilovers do for your 2001-2005 Renault Clio 2.0 Sport 16V (Type 2)

Drop the ride height and you immediately cut the body roll the standard 172/182 setup carries, sharpening turn-in without quickening the steering past what the F4R can use. The 36-way adjustment is the real tool here: wind the damping firmer for a track morning and the nose stays composed under threshold braking, then back it off for the drive home and the Super Sport damper soaks up the broken Tarmac these light cars usually crash across. Because height and corner balance are adjustable, you can set the rear to your liking and keep the playful rotation the Clio Sport is famous for instead of fighting understeer on a worn factory spring.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s do-everything damper, and the engineering brief was comfort that survives daily use without giving up circuit composure. Each unit offers independent ride-height adjustment so you can set stance and corner weights separately from spring preload, and 36 clicks of damping let you tune compression and rebound to the surface in front of you. XYZ designed it specifically to kill the harshness most lowering setups inflict over bumps and rough roads, which is why the same kit works for a Sunday track session and the Monday commute. For a Clio that spends its life switching between both, that breadth of adjustment is the point.

Fitment for the Renault CLIO 2.0 SPORT 16V (TYPE 2) (2001-2005)

This kit is matched to the RE04 chassis Renault Clio 2.0 Sport 16V (Type 2) across the 2001 to 2005 build span, covering the Phase 1 and Phase 2 cars. It is a direct-fit assembly for the 2.0 16V Sport variant. Confirm your model and year against the listing before configuring so the spring and damper match your shell.

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Set your ride height and damping spec for the 2.0 Sport 16V and configure yours below.