XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated 2012-2020

The A3 8V’s multi-link rear axle already gives it more sophisticated geometry than the torsion-beam cars it replaced, but out of the box that geometry is set up for road comfort, not for putting power down over a standing quarter mile. Off the line, weight transfers rearward fast, and the rear axle needs to load up and stay planted without the body squatting into the bump stops – something the standard dampers were never asked to control at drag-strip loads.

The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Audi A3 8V (2012-2020) is built specifically for 0-400m runs rather than fast-road driving. It lets you set front and rear ride height independently, shifting static weight onto the rear axle for launch and firming up the platform enough to stop the nose lifting and the rear stepping out under full throttle.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3

Independent front and rear ride-height adjustment lets you load the rear axle before you release the car off the line, putting more static weight over the driven wheels the instant power goes down. That extra compression on the rear tyres cuts the amount of time they spend spinning rather than gripping, which is where a run is won or lost in the first 60 feet. Because height and preload are adjustable at each corner, you can keep tuning the launch stance as tyre compound, track prep or ballast changes from one meeting to the next. The drag-specific valving also resists the rear stepping sideways under sudden load, which matters more on an 8V with the multi-link rear axle than it does on the torsion-beam FWD cars – there’s more suspension geometry to keep in check once real power goes through it. Off the strip, ride quality takes a back seat to consistency: this kit is built to repeat the same launch, run after run, not to soak up potholes on the way home.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ’s Drag Racing coilover is designed specifically for 0-400m drag racing, and the same core design underpins this Audi A3 kit as it does XYZ’s Drag Racing coilovers for RWD and quattro-badged cars elsewhere in the range, whether the car in question is front-, rear- or four-wheel drive. The defining feature is independent front and rear ride-height and weight-distribution adjustment, which lets the driven axle carry proportionally more static weight the instant the car is loaded for launch. Increasing that instantaneous compression on the drive tyres is what shortens the time they spend spinning rather than converting torque into forward motion, cutting wheelspin and the time lost bogged down before the car hooks up. Combined with a stiffer platform under sustained high-speed load, the kit is aimed at keeping the car stable and repeatable through the far end of a run once it’s already loaded up and accelerating hard, not just in the first few metres off the line.

Fitment for the Audi A3 (2012-2020)

This kit is built for the Audi A3 8V fitted with the multi-link rear suspension – the quattro-based rear axle rather than the torsion-beam rear used on FWD-only A3s – across the 2012 to 2020 production run, and is designated for the "Modified Rr Integrated" rear shock configuration in the range. Confirm your car’s rear suspension type before ordering, as this coilover kit is specific to that axle layout and will not fit the torsion-beam cars.

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