XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Volkswagen GOLF R MK7 4WD φ55 (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2012-2020

The Mk7 Golf R’s Haldex 4WD system puts power down hard out of corners, but that same driveline adds mass over the rear axle that the factory dampers were never sprung to control once you start pushing on a B-road or a track day. Swapping in a fixed 55mm strut set-up with a cancellation harness for the factory electronic damping removes the guesswork DCC otherwise introduces and hands full control back to you.

This Super Sport kit is built for exactly that crossover use – a Golf R that does the commute and school run most weeks but gets driven properly on the odd weekend. Ride height and damping are both in your hands, so the car can be set stiffer for a trackday and softened again for the drive home.

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

Ride height adjustment lets you correct the Mk7 R’s slightly nose-heavy stance from the extra front-mounted Haldex hardware, dropping the centre of gravity without pushing the car into an uncomfortable daily ride. The 36-way damping adjustment is the bigger win on this chassis specifically: with the electronic dampers cancelled out, you’re setting rebound and compression manually to match how the R actually loads its outside-rear tyre during Haldex-assisted corner exit, rather than relying on a factory algorithm reacting after the fact. Firm the rear off and the car resists the squat that comes with hard throttle application mid-corner; back it off and motorway journeys stay civil. Because the damper responds instantly to your setting rather than a control unit’s interpretation of road inputs, the car’s behaviour becomes consistent and repeatable from one drive to the next.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is built to take the harshness out of a stiffer spring rate on rough UK tarmac, which matters on a car this heavy once you start reducing ride height. Height adjustment is independent of the damping circuit, so lowering the car doesn’t force you into a single, fixed rate you’re stuck with. The 36-way adjustment range spans from a comfort-biased setting suitable for everyday use through to a firmer track setting, letting one damper cover both roles rather than needing two separate kits. It’s designed around exactly the split-use case this Golf R is likely to see – a car that’s a daily proposition through the week and a fast-road or trackday tool at weekends – without either use case compromising the other.

Fitment for the Volkswagen GOLF R MK7 4WD Φ55 (cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) (2012-2020)

This kit is specified for the Mk7 Golf R 4WD, chassis code VO20-11-C, covering the 2012 to 2020 model years. It uses a 55mm strut and includes the cancellation kit required to disable the factory electronic damping control, so the car runs on the coilover’s own manual damping circuit rather than fighting the OEM DCC module.

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Configure the height and damping settings to match how you actually use your Golf R below.