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

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the Toyota Avalon XLS (Type 2) takes a full-size, front-drive Toyota built for hushed motorway cruising and re-points it at sealed special stages. The XX10 Avalon hangs its 1MZ-FE V6 well forward of the front axle, and the factory damping was tuned for isolation rather than control – the soft, long-travel behaviour that feels relaxed on a dual carriageway but gets punished the moment the surface breaks up.

This kit exists for sealed-stage tarmac rally: keeping a heavy nose composed over crests, patched edges and mid-corner ridges where the standard car would heave and run wide. The settings come from XYZ Racing’s own Tarmac Rally programme, weighted toward traction and body control over outright stiffness, so the Avalon stays driveable on a stage rather than just stiff.

What this coilover kit does for your 1994-1999 Toyota Avalon XLS (Type 2)

After fitting, the biggest change is what the front end does over broken tarmac. The damping is built to soak up the jolt of a big bump and suppress the shock fed into the body, so the nose stops floating over compressions and the car settles far quicker after a hit. That matters on a long, front-heavy saloon: with the front tyres held against the road instead of skipping, you keep traction through rough corners and can lean on the V6 earlier on exit. Ride height comes down to tuck the wheels and lower the centre of gravity, trimming the roll the soft standard setup allowed. The net result is a more stable, more predictable platform that lets you place this big Toyota with confidence instead of guessing where it will land.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally coilover is engineered specifically for tarmac rally use, where the road is sealed but rarely smooth. Its damping is set to absorb the impact of uneven pavement and ride out larger bumps, rather than transmitting every ridge straight into the shell. By controlling that shock, the damper keeps the tyre pressed into the surface for more consistent traction, and it is that traction – not raw spring rate – that XYZ build the kit around. The aim is vehicle stability that translates into cleaner, more confident handling when the surface is working against you. As a coilover, it brings adjustable ride height so the car can be set to suit the stage and the driver. Crucially, the baseline settings are drawn directly from XYZ Racing’s accumulated Tarmac Rally competition experience, so the kit arrives tuned by people who have run this discipline rather than guessed at it.

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

This kit is matched to the Toyota Avalon XLS (Type 2), chassis code TO06, covering the 1994 to 1999 model years. It is built for this first-generation XX10 platform specifically, so it accounts for the Avalon’s front-drive layout and forward V6 mass. Confirm your chassis code and build year against the listing before ordering to be sure of an exact match.

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