Honda CIVIC EF CRX TWIN CAM (Rr EYE) 1989-1991 — Coilovers

The EF-generation Civic and CRX were the first mainstream Hondas to wear double wishbones at all four corners, and that geometry is exactly why the factory dampers are the limiting factor on a car now well past thirty. This XYZ Racing coilover range for the Honda Civic EF CRX Twin Cam (Rr EYE), 1989-1991, swaps tired original struts for a height-adjustable, damper-tuned platform built around the HN11 chassis and its rear eye-mount lower fixing.

Across eight specifications – from Street Advanced and Super Sport through to Racing Spec and Circuit Master – the range lets you match the car to how you actually use it, from a road-registered weekend CRX to a stripped track hack. The light kerb weight and lift-throttle agility that made these cars an autotest and grassroots-racing staple respond sharply to proper spring and damper control.

What this coilover does for your 1989-1991 Honda Civic EF CRX Twin Cam

On a chassis this light, the gains from coilovers are felt the first time you turn in. Lowering the EF tightens its already keen front end and cuts the body roll that uprated bushes alone never fully solve, while adjustable damping settles the rear over mid-corner bumps instead of letting it skate wide. The double-wishbone rear, fitted here with the correct eye-mount lower shock, is the part of the EF chassis that rewards good damper control most – keep it planted and the car rotates cleanly on a trailing throttle. Ride-height adjustment also recovers the geometry on a car that has usually sagged on decades-old springs, restoring camber gain and a stance that sits right over period wheels. For B16A Twin Cam cars that live around the VTEC crossover, the extra body control simply lets you carry the revs through a corner.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

XYZ Racing builds these as full coilover kits rather than lowering-spring compromises, with threaded bodies for independent ride-height adjustment and dedicated damper valving for each specification. The Street Advanced and Super Sport tunes prioritise a usable road ride with sharper composure than standard, while Top Sport and Circuit Master raise spring rates and damping for repeated circuit work. Racing Spec, Drift Spec and the Tarmac and Gravel Rally builds exist for owners running these EF cars in competition, each valved to suit its surface. Every version for this fitment uses the rear eye-mount lower shock that the HN11 chassis requires, so the kit bolts straight to the original double-wishbone pickup points. Spring and damper choice is matched to the EF’s low mass, which keeps the rates sane for a sub-tonne car rather than borrowed wholesale from something heavier.

Fitment for the Honda Civic EF CRX Twin Cam (1989-1991)

This kit is specified for the Honda Civic EF and CRX Twin Cam, chassis code HN11, built between 1989 and 1991, in the rear eye-mount (Rr EYE) shock configuration. Confirm your car uses the eye-type rear lower mount rather than a fork before ordering, as the EF range was produced in both. Match your exact specification against the configurator below.

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Pick the specification that suits how you drive your EF Civic or CRX, and configure yours below.