XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — BMW 5 SERIES G61 i5 (OE FOR REAR AIR STROT) 2024-2026

Launching an i5 hard is a traction problem long before it is a power problem. The G61 estate carries its drive battery low and well aft, and the electric motors serve peak torque from a standstill, so the moment that decides a clean 0-400 run is the first few metres – how quickly the rear tyres stop spinning and start hooking up. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Bmw 5 Series G61 i5 is built around precisely that moment.

This kit is the drag-specific variant for cars fitted with the factory OE rear air strut, replacing the comfort-biased air rear with a fixed coilover platform you can set up for the strip. It sits in XYZ Racing’s Drag Racing series, shaped for straight-line acceleration rather than circuit lap times or fast-road ride.

What this coilover kit does for your 2024-2026 Bmw 5 Series G61 i5

Set up for the strip, the Drag Racing coilover lets you bias static weight towards the rear so the i5’s driven tyres sit under greater compression as you launch. That added vertical load shrinks the window of wheelspin between the lights going green and the tyre biting, and on a torque-rich electric estate that window is exactly where elapsed time leaks away. Swapping the OE air rear for a fixed coilover also gives a predictable ride height run to run, with none of the air system’s slow re-levelling between attempts. As terminal speed builds down the quarter, the firmer damped platform keeps the heavy G61 settled and tracking straight.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Drag Racing series specifically for 0-400 acceleration, with settings to suit front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive layouts – in the i5’s case, its rear-biased electric drivetrain. The core idea is dynamic weight management: the spring and damper setup lets the chassis shift load between the front and rear axles during the launch, deliberately driving more weight onto whichever wheels are putting the power down. Loading the driven tyre harder forces it into greater compression, which cuts the instant of spin before it grips and gets the car moving cleanly. The same settings are chosen to hold the car stable as high speed arrives, so terminal-speed composure is part of the brief, not an afterthought. This is a focused, single-purpose coilover, not a road-and-track all-rounder.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 Series G61 i5 (OE FOR REAR AIR STROT) (2024-2026)

This is the variant for the Bmw 5 Series G61 i5 across the 2024-2026 model years, listed under chassis code BM132 in the XYZ Racing range. It is the spec for cars running the factory OE rear air strut, so confirm your i5 left the factory with rear air suspension before ordering. Front and rear are matched to the G61 estate platform.

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Set your ride height and launch intent for your i5 and configure yours below.