XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Audi A5 B8 CONVERTIBLE (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2009-2016

Getting a B8 A5 Convertible off the line cleanly is a traction problem long before it is a power problem. The longitudinal engine sits ahead of the front axle, the folding-roof body carries noticeably more mass than the Coupe, and on a hard launch that weight has to settle onto the driven wheels before the tyres will properly hook up. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Audi A5 B8 Convertible is built around that single moment of weight transfer.

This is the electronic-damping cancellation-kit version, supplied for cars that left the factory with adaptive dampers so the suspension change does not trigger fault codes on the dash. It is set for 0-400 metre work, where what happens in the first sixty feet of the strip decides the whole run.

What this coilover does for your 2009-2016 Audi A5 B8 Convertible

The setup is tuned to manage how the A5’s mass shifts under launch and braking. It lets the chassis throw load onto the driven axle as you come off the line, forcing greater compression into the contact patch so the tyre bites instead of lighting up. That reduction in wheel spin off the line is the difference between a clean sixty-foot and a wasted pass. At the top end, the same firm, controlled platform keeps the convertible settled through the traps where a softer car would wander. You also get height adjustment to set launch rake and corner balance for your run weight.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing developed this Drag Racing series specifically for 0-400 metre sprints, with settings that suit front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive layouts. The core idea is dynamic weight management: the damping is calibrated to transfer load front-to-rear in step with whichever axle is putting the power down, loading the driven tyres for maximum compression at the instant it matters. The result is less idle wheel spin off the line and a more stable car as speed climbs through the run. The cancellation kit version bundles the electronic-damping bypass so a B8 fitted with adaptive suspension can run the coilover without warning lights or limp behaviour.

Fitment for the Audi A5 B8 Convertible (2009-2016)

This kit fits the B8 A5 Convertible, chassis code AU25-C, across the 2009 to 2016 production span. It is the variant for cars originally equipped with electronic damping, including the bypass hardware needed to disable that system cleanly. Confirm your car carries factory adaptive dampers before choosing this version.

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