XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — BMW 1 SERIES F40 3/4 CYL 2019-2026

BMW built the F40 on a front-wheel-drive-based platform – a first for the 1 Series – which means launch traction lives at the nose, not out back like the RWD hatches that came before it. Get the weight transfer wrong on a car built this way and a hard launch turns into wheelspin and a wasted run before second gear even arrives.

The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover is built around that exact problem. Rather than chasing lap-time balance the way a circuit-focused kit would, this setup is tuned for the 0-400m launch, letting an F40 owner running a 3-cylinder or 4-cylinder car load the driven wheels the instant the clutch or launch control lets go.

What this coilover brings to your 2019-2026 BMW 1 Series

Fit this kit and the change you feel first is at the moment of launch, not mid-corner. Ride height and damping at each corner can be set to push weight onto the driven axle as the car squats under power, so the tyres bite instead of spinning away boost or torque. On a front-driven F40 that means less wasted wheelspin off the line and a more consistent 60-foot time run after run. Because the setup is built around weight transfer rather than outright stiffness, the car still settles enough between runs to stay predictable at speed, rather than skating or darting once the front tyres hook up hard.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing engineers this range specifically for 0-400m drag work, and it is built to work across FWD, RWD and 4WD applications rather than one drivetrain layout. The core idea is controlling how much weight sits over the driven wheels the instant the car launches: on a car like the F40, that means dialling in front-end squat so the drive tyres compress harder into the tarmac at the exact moment torque hits them. More compression at the contact patch means less time spent spinning and correcting, which is where drag runs are actually won or lost. The same geometry that manages that front-to-rear weight shift also keeps the car settled once it is up to speed, rather than letting it wander as the suspension unloads. It is a coilover built around one specific moment – the launch – rather than a general-purpose ride and handling compromise.

Fitment for the BMW 1 Series F40 (2019-2026)

This kit is built for the BMW 1 Series F40, chassis code BM109, covering the 3-cylinder and 4-cylinder engine range across the 2019-2026 production run. Confirm your exact engine and trim against the chassis code before ordering, since the F40 range spans multiple powertrain outputs across those model years.

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Ready to spec your BM109’s launch setup? Configure your XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilovers below.