XYZ Racing Pro Rally Coilovers — Mazda 2 (DE) 2008-2014

The DE-generation Mazda 2 was built light – around a tonne in road trim – and that low mass is exactly what a gravel-stage car wants to work with. The XYZ Racing Pro Rally coilover takes that featherweight Ford B-platform supermini and gives it the travel, damping control and ride-height range that loose-surface competition actually demands.

This is not a fast-road kit pressed into rally service. The Pro Rally is XYZ Racing’s gravel and snow competition suspension for the Mazda 2 (DE), valved for the abuse of stage rallying rather than the smooth tarmac a road coilover is tuned around.

What this coilover does for your 2008-2014 Mazda 2 (DE)

On a stage, the Pro Rally coilover changes how your 2008-2014 Mazda 2 (DE) deals with broken surfaces. The longer damper stroke keeps the front wheels loaded over crests and compressions where a shorter road damper would top out and skip. Stiffer, rally-rated valving stops the light DE shell pitching under heavy braking into a hairpin, so the nose stays planted and the eager turn-in this chassis is known for survives the rough. Ride-height adjustment lets you set the ground clearance gravel demands without wrecking the geometry, and the damping holds its composure over repeated stage miles instead of fading a few junctions in. The upshot is a Mazda 2 that turns its modest weight into traction rather than being thrown around by the terrain.

About the Pro Rally coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Pro Rally as a dedicated gravel and snow competition coilover, and it comes in two distinct configurations depending on how far your Mazda 2 has been prepared. The first is an amateur-specification setup that bolts straight onto the original chassis with no shell work required, making it the sensible entry point for a clubman or privateer car still close to standard. The second is a professional-specification version intended to be fitted after the bodyshell has been modified, freeing up the mounting points, travel and geometry a fully built stage car runs. Both are loose-surface units first and foremost, with spring rates and valving chosen for the impacts, ruts and shifting grip of gravel and snow rather than the consistent loading of a circuit. The decision between them is really about your level of preparation: keep the car standard and the amateur kit drops in; commit to a built shell and the professional version unlocks the rest.

Fitment for the Mazda 2 (DE) (2008-2014)

This kit is cut for the DE-chassis Mazda 2 built between 2008 and 2014, covering the supermini’s full run on that platform. Confirm your car is the DE shell rather than the later DJ before ordering, and pick the amateur or professional specification to match how far the bodyshell has been prepared for stage use.

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Choose the amateur or professional Pro Rally specification for your Mazda 2 (DE) and configure yours below.