XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Ford FOCUS φ45.5 (without rear top mount) 2000-2005

The Mk1 Focus’s Control Blade independent rear end was a genuine step up for a mainstream hatchback when it launched in 1998, and it is a chassis that rewards proper damping rather than fighting it. Swap the factory struts for a set of XYZ Racing Super Sport coilovers and that multi-link rear finally gets an adjustment range to match its geometry, instead of running on the softened compromise settings Ford signed off for a family car.

This Super Sport kit is built for fast-road driving with the odd track day mixed in, not a full circuit-only setup. It puts the Focus lower, stiffer and more controlled without turning the ride into something you dread on a pockmarked commute.

What this coilover kit does for your 2000-2005 Ford Focus

36-way damping adjustment means you can soften the compression circuit for a rough B-road and firm it back up an hour later for a track session, without swapping parts. The height-adjustable perches let you drop the nose and correct the factory ride height, which was set around ground clearance rather than handling, sharpening turn-in without upsetting the Control Blade rear’s natural composure. Because front and rear can be set independently, you can reduce the mild understeer the Mk1 Focus carries from the factory by leaning a touch more on the rear before touching anything else. Ride quality on broken Tarmac improves too – the valving is built to take the edge off the sharp, high-frequency hits that bare lowering springs send straight into the cabin.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing’s Super Sport range sits between the firm, focused Circuit Master line and a comfort-first fast-road setup – a damper aimed at owners who want one car for both the commute and the occasional track day. The 36 clicks of damping adjustment cover a wide enough band to run a genuinely compliant road setting one weekend and something firm enough to hold its line under hard braking and direction changes the next, without a second set of dampers. Ride height adjusts independently front and rear through the threaded body, so you can correct stance and corner balance without touching spring preload. The kit is built specifically to shrug off the harshness that usually comes with lowering a road car on standard springs, so rough Tarmac and speed bumps stay usable rather than becoming a reason to avoid certain roads. It is designed to cope with daily mileage and the odd weekend on circuit rather than being tuned purely for one or the other.

Fitment for the Ford Focus (2000-2005)

This kit fits the Mk1 Ford Focus built between 2000 and 2005, listed under fitment code FO32. It is the version without rear top mounts, so you will need to retain or source your own rear top mounts to complete the rear installation – check this against your car before ordering if you are not reusing the originals. Front and rear share the same 36-way damping architecture across the application.

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Pick the spec that matches how you actually use your Focus – daily commuter with the occasional track day, or something closer to a dedicated weekend car – and configure yours below.