XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Peugeot 406 1995-2004

Launch traction in a front-wheel-drive Peugeot 406 lives or dies on how much load you can plant over the driven axle in the first second off the line. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Peugeot 406 (1995-2004) is built for exactly that: 0-400 standing-start work, where the standard car’s soft, comfort-biased PE11 suspension simply squats, washes wide and spins away its initial drive.

This is not a fast-road kit re-labelled for the strip. The Drag Racing valving is set up to manage weight transfer onto the front tyres at the hit, keeping the contact patch loaded while the rest of the chassis stays settled all the way to the traps.

What this coilover does for your 1995-2004 Peugeot 406

On a 406 that left the factory tuned for motorway ride, the first thing you feel is control over squat. Set ride height and corner balance to bias mass onto the front wheels and the car stops throwing away its launch in wheelspin. The damping holds the nose planted as the clutch bites, so the front tyres hook up rather than scrabble. Through the faster end of a 0-400 run the same settings keep this heavy French saloon stable and tracking straight instead of floating on its standard springs. Whether you run the saloon, estate or the Pininfarina Coupé, that means launches you can repeat and actually tune.

About the Drag Racing coilover

The Drag Racing coilover is engineered specifically for standing-start 0-400 racing, with setups to suit front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive cars. The principle is deliberate weight management: the kit shifts load front to rear in the instant the car launches, biasing mass over whichever axle drives the wheels. On the front-driven 406 that forces greater compression into the front tyres at the moment of greatest need, cutting the dead time where a wheel idles and spins instead of gripping. The payoff is a quicker, cleaner getaway and a car that holds its line as speed climbs toward the end of the run. Construction and valving are focused on launch loads rather than circuit cornering or ride comfort, so this is a single-purpose tool for the strip.

Fitment for the Peugeot 406 (1995-2004)

This set is mapped to the Peugeot 406 on the PE11 chassis, covering the 1995 to 2004 production run. That spans the saloon, estate and Coupé bodystyles. Confirm your exact variant against the listing before ordering.

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Set your ride height, corner weights and launch bias to suit your 406 – configure yours below.