XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — BMW 3 SERIES E30 4WD φ52 (Front Welding OE Rear Separated) 1988-1991

The E30 3 Series’ rare 4WD variant carries weight the standard 316i or 325i never had to: a viscous-coupling centre differential and a front differential mounted ahead of the axle line, both adding mass over the nose. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover kit for this 1988-1991 BMW 3 Series E30 4WD is built around that shifted balance, with 36-way damping so front and rear can be set independently instead of settling for a single-axle-biased tune.

Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s fast-road and weekend-track spec, sitting between a comfort-focused street kit and a full race setup. On a 4WD E30 that’s carrying extra driveline hardware low in the chassis, that middle ground matters: you get enough control to manage the added unsprung mass through a fast B-road or a track-day session, without turning the car into something you dread driving to the circuit.

What this coilover does for your 1988-1991 BMW 3 Series E30 4WD

Independent ride height adjustment lets you drop the centre of gravity and correct the nose-down stance the 4WD driveline tends to create, without touching spring rate. The 36-way damping adjustment gives you a way to manage the extra rotational mass at the front axle under trail braking – stiffen the front circuit to control dive and stop the front differential’s added weight from pushing the nose into understeer mid-corner. Because compression and rebound can be set separately at each corner, you can also compensate for the rear-end weight bias that comes from a mechanical 4WD system rather than a simple open diff. The result is a chassis that changes direction with less of the wallow a factory-soft E30 4WD develops once the original suspension bushings age, and a ride that stays usable on the road between track outings.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing developed the Super Sport line to remove the harshness that a lowered, stiffened suspension usually introduces on rough roads, while still giving a serious damping range to work with. The kit carries 36 stages of damping adjustment, enough range to run a soft, compliant setting for daily journeys and a firmer one for a trackday without swapping parts. Ride height is independently adjustable at each corner, so stance and corner weights can be set up properly rather than guessed at. XYZ Racing positions Super Sport as suitable for both weekend racing and everyday use – a kit built to be lived with, not just trailered out on Saturdays.

Fitment for the BMW 3 Series E30 4WD (1988-1991)

This kit is specified for chassis code BM130, the 4WD E30 built from 1988 to 1991, with a φ52 front strut diameter. Installation follows a front-welding, OE-retained method – the front strut uses the factory top mount and requires welding into the strut body – while the rear is a separated spring-and-damper design rather than a combined strut. Confirm your car matches the 4WD BM130 chassis code before ordering, as the RWD E30 uses a different kit.

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Pick your damping range and ride-height setting, then configure the kit for your BM130 E30 below.