Chevrolet CORVETTE C5/C6 (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 1997-2013 — Coilovers

The C5 and C6 Corvette were built around a transaxle layout and transverse composite mono-leaf springs front and rear – a clever factory solution that kept the centre of gravity low, but one that leaves owners almost no room to adjust ride height or corner balance. On cars optioned with Magnetic Selective Ride Control, the magnetorheological dampers add another wrinkle: pull them off for a conventional coilover and the ECU throws a Service Ride Control fault.

This XYZ Racing coilover family for the 1997-2013 Chevrolet Corvette C5/C6 replaces both the leaf-spring setup and the electronic dampers with a threaded-body coilover, and ships with the cancellation kit that keeps the car’s ride-control module quiet. You get proper height and corner-weight control on a chassis that never offered it from the factory.

What these coilovers do for your 1997-2013 Chevrolet Corvette C5/C6

Swapping the transverse leaf springs for height-adjustable coilovers lets you set the Corvette’s stance and corner weights to the millimetre, which the standard setup simply won’t allow. The damper rates suit the C5/C6’s near-even transaxle weight split, so the nose stays planted under braking and the rear hooks up on corner exit instead of squatting and going light. With the electronic damping cancelled cleanly, there are no dash warnings to chase and no ride-control module fighting your new hardware. The outcome is a flatter platform, sharper turn-in, and a ride you can tune from road-firm to circuit-stiff depending on the spec you choose.

About the XYZ Racing Corvette coilover range

This is a family of specs rather than a single kit, so you pick the damper and spring tune that matches how you actually use the car. Street Advanced and Super Sport lean toward fast-road manners on UK B-roads, holding enough compliance for broken tarmac. Top Sport, Circuit Master and Racing Spec step progressively stiffer for track and time-attack work, where body control matters more than ride comfort. Tarmac Rally, Gravel Rally and Pro Rally cover stage use, while Drift Spec is built for high-angle, high-load rear-end work. Every spec in the range is a threaded-body coilover with adjustable ride height, and each one includes the electronic-damping cancellation kit so the C5/C6’s ride-control system stays settled after the swap.

Fitment for the Chevrolet Corvette C5/C6 (1997-2013)

This kit fits the Chevrolet Corvette C5 and C6 (chassis reference CH08-C) across the full 1997-2013 model span. It is the version specified for cars fitted with factory electronic damping, which is why the cancellation kit is part of the package. Confirm your car carried Magnetic Selective Ride Control before ordering this variant.

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Compare the specs, check your damping choice against how you drive the Corvette, and configure yours below.