XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Audi A3 SPORTBACK 8V φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated (CancellationKit for Electronic Damping) 2012-2020

Launch an A3 Sportback hard off the line and the multi-link rear axle on this fitment has to do something Audi never designed it for: transfer weight rearward instantly, load the contact patch, and hold that load through the first few car-lengths without the suspension geometry fighting it. The factory setup – including the electronically controlled dampers fitted to this variant – is tuned for ride comfort and everyday cornering, not repeat full-throttle launches down a quarter-mile strip.

XYZ Racing’s Drag Racing coilover is built to solve exactly that, and this kit includes the cancellation kit needed to remove the car’s electronic damping control from the equation, so the coilover’s own mechanical damping does the work instead of an ECU still expecting Audi’s original dampers.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3 SPORTBACK

On the strip that shows up as three real changes. Independently adjustable damping lets you firm up compression for the launch without turning every ride into a jolt through the cabin, so the rear end squats predictably under load instead of pogoing on its bump stops. Ride height adjustment lets you set the car to the stance the strip actually needs while still dialling in enough preload to keep the tyre loaded as weight shifts rearward through the multi-link geometry. Because the electronic damping cancellation kit is built into this fitment, the mechanical dampers are running the axle on every pass, not an electronic system tuned for road use fighting the coilover underneath it.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing’s Drag Racing range is built for 0-400 metre straight-line runs, and the same kit works whether it is bolted to a front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive platform. The idea behind it is weight transfer control: independent height and damping adjustment let you shift more static weight onto the driven axle the instant the car launches, instead of relying on suspension movement alone to get the tyre loaded. More weight on the contact patch means more compression through the tyre carcass, which cuts the amount of time the wheel spends spinning free before it hooks up – less wasted rotation, less wasted reaction time off the line. That same adjustability keeps the car settled once it is up to speed, which matters as much in fourth gear as it does in the first car-length.

Fitment for the Audi A3 SPORTBACK (2012-2020)

This kit is built for the Audi A3 Sportback 8V, chassis code AU12-8-C, covering the 2012 to 2020 production run fitted with the multi-link rear suspension. Because this variant left the factory with electronically controlled dampers, the kit includes the cancellation kit needed to run XYZ Racing’s mechanical dampers in place of Audi’s electronic system.

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Every Drag Racing kit for this A3 Sportback is built to your exact spec – pick your damping and height settings in the configurator below.