XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz S CLASS W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD) 2014-2020

The W222 S-Class carries serious mass over its rear axle, and in non-MBC, rear-drive form there is no Magic Body Control or 4MATIC to paper over a clumsy launch. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Mercedes Benz S Class W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD) exists for one job: planting that weight and loading the driven tyres the instant you leave the line.

This is a 0-400 metre setup, not a fast-road or circuit kit. It trades the standard car’s plush, isolated ride for a suspension you set to manage weight transfer under hard acceleration, so the rear tyres bite instead of spinning away the front half of the run.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2020 Mercedes Benz S Class W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD)

On a heavy rear-drive S-Class, the first tenths are lost to wheelspin and a nose that lifts as the turbos come on song. Setting this coilover to shift load rearward on launch forces the driven tyres into greater compression, cutting the dead time where the wheel spins without driving the car forward. You get a more repeatable hook-up, steadier behaviour as speed climbs, and the freedom to tune ride height and preload front to rear around your tyre and surface. For a 2014-2020 W222 putting down big torque, that means launches you can stage and repeat rather than chase by feel.

About the Drag Racing coilover

These coilovers are built specifically for 0-400 metre drag racing across front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive layouts. The core idea is dynamic weight management: the setup lets the car move load between the front and rear axles according to which wheels are driven, then forces the driven tyre into greater compression at the moment of launch. That extra compression is what reduces the idle time where the wheel spins instead of hooking up, and it keeps the car more stable as speed builds down the strip. The construction is geared to the high vertical loads a launch puts through the suspension, with height and damping you set for the run rather than for comfort. Starting from a non-MBC W222 gives you a clean mechanical base, which is exactly what a dedicated drag setup wants.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz S Class W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD) (2014-2020)

This kit is listed for the W222-generation Mercedes Benz S Class built 2014 to 2020, in the non-MBC, non-4MATIC configuration only. It is not intended for cars fitted with Magic Body Control hydraulic suspension or 4WD. Confirm your car runs the standard suspension layout before ordering.

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Set your launch height and corner balance to suit your tyre and track, then configure yours below.