XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Honda CIVIC EK SINGLE CAM 1996-2000

Getting a single-cam EK Civic to hook up off the line is a traction problem before it is a power problem. With barely over a tonne on the nose and the D-series SOHC sending everything through the front tyres, the EK rewards a suspension setup that plants the driven wheels the instant you launch. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Honda Civic EK Single CAM (1996-2000) is built around exactly that job.

This is not a fast-road kit pressed into drag duty. The Drag Racing series is set up to manage weight transfer on hard launches, loading the front tyres for grip while keeping the car stable as speed climbs toward the trap.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2000 Honda Civic EK Single CAM

On a standing start, the launch-biased setup forces the front tyres to compress harder as you drop the clutch, which cuts the wheelspin that normally bogs an EK away from the line. Less time scrabbling for grip means a cleaner sixty-foot and a more repeatable run. The ride-height adjustment lets you set rake to suit your tyre and surface, and the firmer platform keeps the chassis settled through the top end rather than floating as load builds. For a light front-drive car like the EK, that mix of front-end bite and high-speed composure is what turns a quick engine into a quick time.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Drag Racing coilover specifically for 0 to 400 metre work rather than circuit or fast-road use. The spring and damping strategy is tuned to shift weight between the front and rear axles during hard acceleration, biasing load onto whichever wheels are putting the power down – the fronts, in the EK’s case. By forcing the driven tyres to compress harder at the moment of launch, the setup reduces the idle wheelspin that wastes traction in the first few metres. The same logic carries through the run, holding the car steady as speed climbs at the top end. Although the series spans front, rear and four-wheel-drive applications, this fitment is configured for the front-drive single-cam EK.

Fitment for the Honda Civic EK Single CAM (1996-2000)

This kit is matched to the sixth-generation EK Civic running the single-cam SOHC engine, covering the 1996 to 2000 model years under chassis code CAM. It is set up for the front-wheel-drive layout. Confirm your engine and chassis against the options below before configuring, since the single-cam and twin-cam EK cars take different setups.

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Pick your rake, ride height and spec for the single-cam EK and configure your XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilovers below.