XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated (Cancellation Kit forElectronic Damping) 2012-2020

The MQB-based A3 8V’s rear multi-link geometry gives the platform more composure than the torsion-beam Golf underneath it, but the cars built with electronic damping control complicate any coilover swap: pull the factory adaptive dampers and the DCC module throws warning lights unless something replaces the signal it’s expecting. This Street Advanced kit is built specifically for that Φ55 rear multi-link car, with the cancellation kit wired in so the electronic damping system is properly retired rather than left to fault.

Street Advanced is XYZ’s road-and-track-day spec – a step up in adjustability from a basic street kit without tipping into single-purpose track hardware. For an A3 owner who wants sharper body control on a B-road on Saturday and a trouble-free drive to work on Monday, that’s the brief this kit is built to.

What this coilover kit does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rr Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rr Integrated (Cancellation Kit forElectronic Damping)

With the OEM adaptive dampers and their electronics removed and the cancellation kit fitted, the multi-link rear regains a predictable, mechanical damping response instead of a computer-managed one – you feel exactly what the axle is doing rather than what an algorithm decided to show you. The 720-position damping adjustment lets you set the front and rear independently, softening the ride for the daily commute or firming it up for a trackday without swapping parts. Because the kit is height-adjustable, you can drop the A3 enough to sharpen turn-in and cut roll through faster direction changes, while still keeping enough travel to deal with UK B-roads. The net result on this chassis is a car that turns in with less lean over the front axle and settles the rear multi-link faster after a mid-corner bump, which is exactly where the stock adaptive setup tends to feel vague.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is the volume model in XYZ’s coilover range, refined over successive seasons of development by XYZ’s engineering team and proven through international racing before being tuned back for road use. It’s positioned for owners who split their time between normal road driving and occasional track days rather than committed circuit use. The 720-way damping adjustment is the headline spec – enough range to move from a comfort-biased road setting to a firmer, track-oriented one on the same dampers, rather than needing a different kit for each. Construction follows XYZ’s usual monotube-style build for consistent damping response as the unit heats up during a session, paired with a height-adjustable spring perch so ride height and preload can be set independently of damping. For A3 owners moving off a factory adaptive suspension, it’s the kind of kit built to be lived with daily as much as driven hard occasionally.

Fitment for the Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rr Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rr Integrated (Cancellation Kit forElectronic Damping) (2012-2020)

Confirmed for the Audi A3 8V, chassis code AU12-6-C, across the 2012-2020 production run. This specific SKU is for the Φ55 rear multi-link suspension variant of the A3 that left the factory with electronic (adaptive) damping – the bundled cancellation kit is what allows the factory DCC wiring to be retired cleanly when these coilovers go in.

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