XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mitsubishi FTO 1994-1997

The FTO’s front-wheel-drive V6 layout puts the entire launch on the nose, and that is exactly where a drag-spec damper earns its keep. XYZ Racing’s Drag Racing coilover for the Mitsubishi FTO is built around one job: getting the car off the line cleanly and holding it straight down a quarter mile.

This is the 0-400 metre specialist in the XYZ range, set up to manage weight transfer rather than chase apex grip. For a 1994-1997 MT21 FTO running the 6A12 MIVEC V6, that means planting the driven front tyres at the launch and keeping the car settled as speed builds.

What this coilover does for your 1994-1997 Mitsubishi FTO

On a standing start, the spring rates and damping push compression into the front contact patches the instant you launch, cutting the wheelspin that bleeds time on a torque-led FWD coupe. You can set ride height and corner balance to bias load onto the driven axle, then trust the damping to hold that load as the FTO squats and accelerates. Through the traps the same setup resists the nervousness a light, nose-heavy chassis can show at speed, so the car tracks straight when you are fully committed. The pay-off is a more repeatable 60-foot time and a calmer car at the top end.

About the Drag Racing coilover

The Drag Racing coilover is engineered specifically for 0-400 metre runs, not circuit or fast-road work. XYZ Racing tunes the valving so the kit shifts front-to-rear weight according to which axle drives the car, whether that is front, rear or four-wheel drive – in the FTO’s case, the front. The setting forces greater compression into the driven tyres during the launch, which reduces the dead time when a wheel spins instead of biting. As speed climbs the damping keeps the platform stable, so the car stays composed where a softer, road-biased setup would start to float. Height-adjustable perches let you set stance and corner weights to suit your launch technique and the surface you run on.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi FTO (1994-1997)

This kit is cut for the Mitsubishi FTO built between 1994 and 1997 on the MT21 chassis. It fits the front-wheel-drive coupe, so confirm your chassis code and year before ordering. The Drag Racing spec is aimed at owners running their FTO at the strip rather than using it as a daily driver.

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