XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Volkswagen GOLF MK7 φ50 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) 2012-2020

The MK7 Golf’s multi-link rear axle is the reason this generation feels more controlled than the torsion-beam cars that came before and after it in the range – each rear wheel moves independently, which means camber and toe respond to a coilover swap in a way a beam axle simply can’t replicate. For a fast-road or weekend-track Golf, that’s the opening XYZ Racing’s Super Sport kit is built to exploit.

This is a full coilover set for the Volkswagen Golf MK7 with the φ50 strut body and multi-link rear, running 36 damping positions and full ride-height adjustment front and rear. It’s aimed squarely at owners who split their mileage between the commute and a handful of trackdays a year, rather than a dedicated race car that never sees a public road.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Volkswagen GOLF MK7

Drop the ride height and the MK7’s centre of gravity comes down with it, cutting the body roll that lets the standard suspension wallow through a fast direction change. The 36-way damping adjustment means you can wind the compression and rebound up for a trackday session on the multi-link rear and dial it back for the drive home, rather than living with one compromise setting all year. Independent height adjustment at each corner also lets you correct any front-to-rear rake instead of just dropping the car uniformly, which matters once you’re loading the multi-link geometry hard under trail-braking. The result is a Golf that changes direction with less lean and puts power down out of a corner with the rear axle doing more of the work than the factory setup allows.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is XYZ Racing’s answer to the usual trade-off between a stiff track set-up and a car you can still stand to drive every day. The 36-way adjustment covers both ends of that range from one damper, rather than forcing you toward a single fixed valving, and it’s specifically tuned to take the harshness out of poor UK road surfaces instead of just transmitting every ridge and pothole straight into the cabin. Ride height is independently adjustable, so ride quality and stance can be set separately from how stiff the damper feels underneath you. It’s built as a dual-purpose part – sharp enough for a weekend at the circuit, compliant enough that it doesn’t wear you out on the drive there and back.

Fitment for the Volkswagen GOLF MK7 φ50 (Rr Multi-Link Suspension) (2012-2020)

This kit is specced for the Volkswagen Golf MK7 (chassis code VO20-1) built between 2012 and 2020, and specifically for cars fitted with the φ50 strut and multi-link rear suspension rather than the torsion-beam rear used on lower-output variants. Confirm your car’s rear axle type before ordering, as the two setups take different hardware.

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Spec your ride height and damping range for the multi-link MK7 and build yours below.