XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Audi A5 B8 SPORTBACK 4WD (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2009-2016

The B8 A5 Sportback carries its engine longitudinally, ahead of the front axle line, and that nose-led mass is the first thing any drag setup on this car has to reckon with. On a quattro it is not dead weight – it is traction waiting to be used the instant the clutch comes home and all four tyres bite. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover is built around managing how that load moves between the axles at launch, when wheelspin and a hesitant first sixty feet decide the whole run.

This is the variant for the A5 Sportback that left the factory with Audi’s electronic adaptive damping. It ships with the cancellation hardware needed to keep the damping control module satisfied once the original adaptive struts come off, so you fit a fixed, drag-focused damper tune without the dash lighting up. One job, one setup, end to end of the strip.

What this coilover kit does for your 2009-2016 Audi A5 B8 Sportback

Off the line, the damping is set up to let weight shift rearward in a controlled way as the quattro driveline loads up, pressing the driven tyres harder into the surface so they hook rather than spin. That means less idle wheelspin in the first few metres and a cleaner conversion of power into forward motion. Through the top end the same tune keeps the car settled and tracking straight as speed builds, which matters in a heavy 4WD Sportback that will carry real velocity by the far markers. Ride height comes down to put the centre of gravity where you want it for a standing start. The result is a launch that is repeatable and a chassis that stays planted when the run gets quick.

About the Drag Racing coilover

This coilover series is engineered specifically for 0 to 400 metre drag running, and the same family is offered for front-wheel, rear-wheel and four-wheel-drive cars – this kit being the 4WD application. The damping logic is tuned to alter how weight is carried front to rear during the launch and the run, biasing load toward whichever wheels are putting the power down. By forcing greater compression into the driven tyre, it cuts the dead time spent spinning before the car hooks up, and it holds the platform stable as the car accelerates toward terminal speed. It is a single-purpose tune rather than a switchable fast-road damper, which is the point: every setting choice is made for the strip. Because it replaces the factory adaptive struts entirely, the included cancellation kit handles the electronics so the conversion is clean.

Fitment for the Audi A5 B8 Sportback 4WD (2009-2016)

This kit fits the Audi A5 B8 Sportback in 4WD quattro form, chassis code AU28-C, across the 2009 to 2016 model years. It is the specific version for cars originally fitted with electronic adaptive damping, and the cancellation kit for that system is part of the package. Confirm your car carried the electronic damping option before ordering this variant.

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Check your chassis and damping option, then configure your A5 B8 Sportback drag spec below.