XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Toyota AVALON XLS (TYPE 2) 1994-1999

The Avalon XLS (type 2) was built as a big, soft front-drive saloon, and it behaves like one on a circuit: a heavy nose that loads up early, lazy body control on the standard dampers, and an understeer balance the factory deliberately dialled in for ride comfort rather than lap times. Taking a car like this onto a track means fighting weight transfer and roll before you can think about apex speed. The XYZ Racing Racing Spec coilover exists for owners who want to do exactly that.

This is the hardest-edged kit in the XYZ range, aimed squarely at serious track and time-attack use on the 1994-1999 Avalon XLS. It is not a comfort compromise dressed up as a track part. The damping and spring rates are chosen to keep a long, front-heavy chassis flat and predictable when you are leaning on it lap after lap, so the front axle stops washing wide the moment you add load.

What this coilover kit does for your 1994-1999 Toyota Avalon XLS

Fit the Racing Spec kit and the first thing you feel is the nose settling. The Avalon’s habit of rolling onto its outside front tyre and pushing wide is reined in, which gives you far more confidence to commit on corner entry. Tighter damping control means the contact patch stays planted over kerbs and mid-corner bumps instead of skating, so braking and turn-in become things you can lean on rather than manage. Height adjustment lets you drop the centre of gravity on this tall saloon and set a corner-balanced ride height for the circuit you run. The trade is a firmer, more focused car – that is the point of a track spec on a comfort platform.

About the Racing Spec coilover

The Racing Spec damper is made specifically for circuit racing, and that pedigree is not marketing varnish: XYZ developed the settings through direct participation in motorsport, including WTCC competition. Those race findings feed back into the valving and rate choices, so the kit arrives with a baseline born from real competition rather than a catalogue. For cars that run aggressive modifications – the sort of upgrades seen on factory racing machines or A-class race cars – XYZ can build bespoke shock absorbers to suit. You supply the detail on your modified components and the circuit you intend to run, and the dampers are valved around that specific package. For a one-make platform like the Avalon, that custom route is what turns an unlikely track project into a genuinely sorted one.

Fitment for the Toyota Avalon XLS (TYPE 2) (1994-1999)

This kit is built for the Toyota Avalon XLS (type 2), chassis code TO06, covering the 1994 to 1999 model years. Confirm your car matches the chassis code and year span before ordering so the spring seats and damper lengths line up correctly.

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If you are turning a 1994-1999 Avalon XLS into a circuit car, this is the spec to start from. Pick your options and configure yours below.