XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Ford FOCUS φ49.5 (without rear top mount) 2006-2007

The Mk1 Focus rides on a rear beam axle that’s forgiving on a motorway but starts to feel vague the moment you load it hard into a roundabout, and the standard springs and dampers have usually softened further by the time a 2006-2007 car reaches this kind of mileage. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover kit is built for exactly that fast-road and weekend-track brief, replacing the tired factory units with a coilover that lets you correct ride height and firm up the damping without turning the car into something you can’t drive to work on Monday.

This φ49.5 application is the version without a rear top mount, so it retains the Focus’s original rear mounting arrangement while updating the strut internals and spring perch. It’s the right spec if you want the handling gain from a proper coilover without touching parts of the rear end that don’t need replacing.

What this coilover does for your 2006-2007 Ford Focus

Fit this kit and the first thing you’ll notice is how much less the body wallows under trail braking into a corner – the beam axle stops feeling like it’s a beat behind the front end. The 36-way damping adjustment means you can wind on compression for a track session, then back it off for the school run without swapping parts, which matters on a car most owners still use daily. Ride height adjustment lets you correct the nose-down stance that comes with age on these cars and dial the front and rear into a level, purposeful set-up rather than guessing with spacers. Because the adjustment lives in the damper rather than needing spring changes, retuning the car as tyres, pads or your own driving improve is a five-minute job, not a strip-down.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport sits in XYZ Racing’s range as the fast-road option – one step up from a standard replacement damper, one step down from a full motorsport unit built purely for the circuit. Its 36-way adjustment range covers everything from a comfortable daily set-up through to a firmer track-day rate, which is the point of a damper meant to do both jobs on the same car. Ride height adjustment is built into the coilover sleeve, so you set the stance once and then use the damping dial for day-to-day changes in feel. XYZ Racing designed this line specifically to smooth out the harshness that comes from rough UK B-roads and motorway expansion joints while still giving a driver enough control to use it on track – the brief is a damper that works whether the next outing is a supermarket car park or a track day.

Fitment for the Ford Focus Φ49.5 (without rear top mount) (2006-2007)

This kit is built for the Ford Focus chassis code FO33, covering the 2006-2007 model years with the φ49.5 strut diameter and no rear top mount conversion – the rear end keeps its original mounting point. Confirm your Focus matches this chassis code and year range before ordering, as Focus generations either side of this window use different strut and mounting specs.

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