XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Porsche 996 TURBO 4/4S 2003-2005

The 996 Turbo’s rearward weight bias and permanent all-wheel drive give it a launch advantage few cars of its era could match, and the XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Porsche 996 Turbo 4/4S is built to exploit exactly that. This is suspension set up for the standing quarter, where what happens in the first sixty feet decides the whole run.

Where a fast-road coilover chases compliance, this kit manages how the 996 Turbo loads its four contact patches off the line. The twin-turbo Mezger flat-six delivers its torque in a hard surge once boost arrives, and the Drag Racing setup is tuned to keep that energy planted rather than spinning it away.

What this coilover does for your 2003-2005 Porsche 996 Turbo 4/4S

On a 2003-2005 Porsche 996 Turbo 4/4S, the gains show up the instant you leave the line. The damping controls weight transfer as the car squats, forcing the driven tyres into greater compression so they bite instead of scrabbling. Because the Turbo splits drive across all four wheels, that loaded-up grip turns into a shorter reaction before the chassis settles and the car stabilises at speed. You feel it as a cleaner, more repeatable launch with far less of the pitch and wheel-hop that bleeds tenths on a 400-metre pass. Ride height and corner balance are adjustable, so you can set rake to suit your tyre and the surface you run on.

About the Drag Racing coilover

The Drag Racing coilover is engineered specifically for 0-400 standing-start work, and the platform is offered to suit front-, rear- and all-wheel-drive cars. The core idea is control of dynamic weight: the setting lets the car shift load between front and rear in the instant of launch, according to which wheels are driven, then forces the relevant tyres into greater compression. The payoff is twofold – less idle wheelspin as the contact patch loads up, and more stability as the car gathers speed down the strip. On the all-wheel-drive 996 Turbo, that means harnessing the platform’s natural traction rather than fighting the pitch that big boost and a rearward weight bias can introduce. It is a focused, single-purpose tune, not a compromise asked to cover road and track duty as well.

Fitment for the Porsche 996 Turbo 4/4S (2003-2005)

This kit is cut for the Porsche 996 Turbo 4/4S, chassis code PO03, covering the 2003 to 2005 model years. It fits both the Turbo and Turbo S variants of that generation. Confirm your build year falls within that span before configuring.

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Set your ride height, rake and corner weights to suit your own strip and tyre combination – configure yours below.