XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Subaru IMPREZA GE/GH/GR/GB (TYPE 1) 2WD/4WD 2007-2014

Subaru’s third-generation Impreza – the GE saloon, the GH hatch and the GR/GB WRX and STI shells – carried more body than the hawk-eye and blob-eye cars before it, and the factory damping was soft enough to float over broken surfaces at the cost of body control. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the 2007-2014 Subaru Impreza is built to fix exactly that, keeping the boxer’s low centre of gravity working for you when the tarmac stops being smooth.

This is a sealed-stage setup, not a fast-road kit pressed into service. The damping is tuned to swallow kerb strikes and mid-corner ridges while holding the chassis level, so the loaded tyre stays planted and the symmetrical AWD – or the front axle on the 2WD cars – has grip to put down on exit.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2014 Subaru Impreza GE/GH/GR/GB (Type 1) 2WD/4WD

On a stage the gain is traction you can feel. The Tarmac Rally valving absorbs the sharp vertical hit of a kerb or a patched-over join instead of skipping the wheel off line, which keeps the contact patch loaded through the disturbance. Body movement that the standard STI hatch lets run unchecked is tied down, so turn-in is crisper and the nose-led understeer this platform tends toward is easier to trim on the brakes. Drop the ride height and you lower the boxer’s already-low mass further, sharpening direction changes through tight tarmac sections. For the 4WD shells that means cleaner power-down out of hairpins; for the 2WD cars it means a front end that bites rather than washes.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

This damper was developed specifically for tarmac rally rather than adapted from a road coilover. The whole philosophy is impact absorption: the valving is set to soak up the jolt of a big bump or kerb and suppress the shock reaching the body, so the car settles quickly instead of skating on. That control over unwanted body movement is what lets the tyre hold its grip when the surface turns ragged, and a stable, predictable chassis is where the confidence to carry speed actually comes from. XYZ Racing draws the baseline settings straight from its own tarmac rally competition experience, so the kit arrives with a starting point shaped by real stage running rather than a generic spec.

Fitment for the Subaru Impreza GE/GH/GR/GB (Type 1) 2WD/4WD (2007-2014)

This kit is cut for the Type 1 third-generation Impreza, chassis code SU06, across the 2007 to 2014 production span. It covers both the 2WD and 4WD variants of the GE, GH, GR and GB shells. Confirm your exact chassis code and drivetrain against the listing before ordering so the spring and damper spec matches your car.

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Set your ride height and corner balance to suit your stage notes, then configure your Tarmac Rally coilover spec below.