XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Volkswagen GOLF MK7 φ50 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated 2012-2020

The Mk7 Golf’s move to a proper multi-link rear axle set it apart from the torsion-beam base cars that came before it, giving the rear end independent geometry that rewards a coilover set up correctly rather than one that just drops the ride height. XYZ Racing’s Street Advanced kit is built around that opportunity: a road-focused, comfort-adjustable platform rather than a stripped-out track piece.

For a Golf that does daily miles with the odd track day mixed in, that balance matters more than outright stiffness. This is the spec for owners who want sharper turn-in and reduced roll without turning every speed bump into a jolt through the seat.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Volkswagen Golf Mk7

With 720 damping settings on tap, you can run the front and rear firm enough to control body roll through a B-road sequence, then soften both ends off again for the motorway commute the same evening. The multi-link rear responds well to this kind of fine adjustment – small changes in compression damping translate directly into how settled the rear axle feels under trail braking into a roundabout, rather than the vague, one-setting compromise a fixed-rate spring leaves you with. Ride height is also adjustable independently of spring preload, so you can bring the Golf’s stance down without loading the springs incorrectly or chewing through travel on rougher tarmac. The result on the road is a car that turns in with less lean, settles faster over mid-corner bumps, and still rides acceptably on the commute rather than beating you up every time you leave a smooth surface.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced sits in XYZ Racing’s range as the model built for exactly this brief: everyday road use with genuine track-day capability, rather than a de-tuned version of a full competition kit. The 720-way damping adjustment is the headline figure, giving a wide enough window to move from a soft daily setting to something firm enough for a circuit session without swapping parts. XYZ has developed and refined the design over several years of testing across international motorsport events, feeding lessons from competition use back into a kit intended for road-registered cars. Construction favours durability under repeated adjustment and real-world UK road conditions, rather than a set-and-forget track-only build. It is aimed squarely at drivers who want to sharpen a car’s handling and hold a lower, more controlled stance without giving up the ability to actually live with it day to day.

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

This kit is specified for the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 built between 2012 and 2020, chassis code VO20-3, fitted with the rear multi-link suspension layout (φ50 strut diameter) and the modified rear-integrated mounting arrangement. Confirm your Golf uses this rear suspension type rather than a torsion-beam configuration before ordering, as the two are not interchangeable.

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Spec your Street Advanced kit for the Golf Mk7’s multi-link rear – configure yours below.