XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — BMW 5 SERIES F11 4WD (OE FOR REAR AIR SYURT) 2010-2017

The F11 xDrive is the heavy one in the 5 Series range – a four-wheel-drive Touring that left the factory with self-levelling rear air suspension and a kerb weight comfortably north of 1.8 tonnes. Launching that much mass off the line is a traction problem first and a power problem second, which is exactly where the XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the BMW 5 Series F11 4WD earns its place.

Built for 0-400 metre work, this is a setup tuned around the standing start rather than the apex. It targets the moment the driveline loads up and the driven wheels need every kilo of vertical load you can hand them.

What this coilover does for your 2010-2017 BMW 5 Series F11 4WD

On a 4WD launch the kit manages how weight moves between the front and rear axles as the car hooks up, pressing the driven tyres harder into the tarmac so they bite instead of spinning. Less slip off the line means the F11’s xDrive system spends less time scrabbling and more time turning torque into forward motion. Through the traps the same control keeps the car settled and predictable at high speed, where a long, heavy estate can otherwise feel nervous. Ride height drops too, lowering the centre of gravity and tightening the arch gap the standard air setup tends to leave.

About the Drag Racing coilover

The Drag Racing series is XYZ Racing’s dedicated straight-line coilover, engineered specifically for 0-400 metre work across front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive cars. Its core trick is launch weight management: the setting lets the chassis shift load front to rear according to which wheels are driving, forcing the drive tyres into greater compression at the instant the car steps off the line. That extra vertical load cuts the dead time where a tyre spins without gripping, so more of the engine’s effort reaches the road sooner. The benefit carries past the launch, because keeping the platform composed adds stability as speed climbs toward the end of the run. On a 4WD F11 the brief is to feed all four contact patches consistently rather than chase a single driven axle.

Fitment for the BMW 5 Series F11 4WD (2010-2017)

This kit is specified for the F11-generation 5 Series Touring in 4WD (xDrive) form, covering the 2010 to 2017 model run. It is the version built for cars that left the factory with OE rear air suspension, so confirm your F11 runs that standard rear air setup before ordering. Chassis code on file is BM117.

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Set your launch height and confirm the spec for your exact F11 in the configurator below, then build yours.