XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Volvo 740/ 940 EXC. IRS (Front Welding) 1982-1998

The 740/940’s live rear axle and front strut layout dates to the early 1980s, and on a car this size, factory bushings and springs have long since given up any pretence of body control. XYZ Racing Street Advanced coilovers for the Volvo 740/940 replace that ageing setup with a fully adjustable platform built for daily driving with real damping control on top, not a lowering-spring compromise.

This is the volume seller in the XYZ range for good reason: it covers fast-road use and the occasional track day without asking the owner to choose between comfort and control. On a chassis that predates any factory adjustable suspension, that flexibility matters – you can run it soft for the commute and firm it up before a B-road blast or a circuit day.

What this coilover does for your 1982-1998 Volvo 740/ 940 EXC. IRS (Frt Welding)

Fitted to the 740/940, this kit sharpens turn-in response that the factory struts never offered and cuts the body roll that makes these estates and saloons feel top-heavy under load. The 720-way damping adjustment lets you tune compression and rebound independently, so ride quality on rough UK B-roads stays liveable even with the increased spring rate. Front strut welding is part of this fitment, which is how XYZ delivers a proper coilover conversion on a chassis that was never designed around one – the result is a front end that finally tracks true under braking instead of diving and wandering. Ride height is adjustable at each corner, useful for correcting the nose-heavy stance these cars develop as the factory springs sag with age. For a Volvo this size and weight, that combination of adjustable damping and corrected geometry is what actually changes how the car drives, not just how it sits.

About the Street Advanced coilover

XYZ Racing developed the Street Advanced over several years as its most popular design, refined through use in international racing before being tuned back for road and track-day duty. It’s built around 720 damping adjustment increments, giving a far finer range of control than a basic twin-way or single-way damper – you can find a setting for a motorway cruise and a distinctly different one for a trackday without swapping parts. The construction is aimed squarely at drivers who want to push their car’s cornering limits without living with a race-car ride the rest of the week. It sits below XYZ’s full competition-spec lines but above basic lowering kits in what it lets you actually control at each corner. For an older platform like the 740/940, that adjustment range is what makes the car usable both ways – comfortable enough for regular driving, capable enough to enjoy on track.

Fitment for the Volvo 740/ 940 EXC. IRS (Frt Welding) (1982-1998)

This kit is built for the Volvo 740 and 940, chassis code VL13, across the 1982 to 1998 production run, excluding IRS-equipped cars. Front strut welding is required as part of installation to mate the coilover to this chassis’s original strut mounting. Confirm your car isn’t an IRS variant before ordering, since this kit is not designed for that rear-axle configuration.

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Get the damping range and ride height control this chassis never had from the factory – configure yours below.