XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Subaru FORESTER SH 4WD 2007-2012

The Forester SH’s raised ride height and symmetrical all-wheel-drive layout give it more body roll than the Impreza platform it shares underpinnings with, and the factory dampers are calibrated for ground clearance rather than body control. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover kit for the Subaru Forester SH 4WD (2007-2012) replaces that soft factory tune with hardware built to keep the taller body settled through direction changes.

Super Sport sits between XYZ’s road-focused Circuit Master line and the full competition ranges, aimed at owners who split their time between the daily commute and the odd weekend track or hillclimb outing. It brings adjustable ride height and 36-way damping to a chassis that, out of the box, has neither.

What this coilover kit does for your 2007-2012 Subaru Forester SH

Dropping the Forester SH’s centre of gravity through the height-adjustable perches cuts into the body roll that comes from its taller factory ride height, sharpening turn-in without leaning on stiffer anti-roll bars alone. The 36-way damping adjustment lets you soften the compression stroke for everyday driving and firm it up for a track day, addressing the biggest complaint about this chassis on stock dampers: it either wallows or crashes, with no middle ground. Because the SH’s AWD system loads all four corners under power, matched damping front and rear keeps the platform balanced when traction is pulling the car hard out of a corner. Ride height adjustment also lets you correct the factory’s slightly nose-high stance once the springs are matched to the car’s real corner weights.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is built to take the harshness out of rough tarmac and broken B-roads without giving up control when the pace picks up. Ride height adjusts independently of spring preload, so stance and corner weights can be set without cutting into suspension travel. Damping runs across 36 distinct settings, giving a wide enough spread to soften the ride for daily use or firm the platform up for a track session, all from the same set of dampers. That range is the point: rather than picking one compromise setting and living with it, the owner can retune the car for the conditions in front of them, whether that’s a motorway commute or a wet trackday morning. XYZ positions Super Sport as a dual-purpose kit – comfortable enough for daily driving, capable enough for a weekend on circuit – which suits a Forester owner more likely to use the car every day than run it as a dedicated track machine.

Fitment for the Subaru Forester SH (2007-2012)

This kit is engineered specifically for the Subaru Forester SH 4WD, chassis code SU03, covering the 2007 to 2012 model years. It’s built around the Forester’s all-wheel-drive layout and factory mounting points, so no fabrication is needed to fit.

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