XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda CIVIC TYPE-R FN2 2007-2011

The FN2 Civic Type R was built around a torsion-beam rear and a high-revving K20Z4 that rewards you for keeping the chassis tidy through the VTEC crossover. Standard, the car rolls more than its EP3 predecessor and the rear axle skips over mid-corner bumps that British B-roads serve up in abundance. The XYZ Racing Super Sport is the right answer for owners who want to settle that chassis without turning their daily Type R into a track-only proposition.

Ride height and damping are both in your hands here, which matters on the FN2 because the factory wheel-arch gap is the single biggest visual giveaway and the single biggest dynamic compromise. Drop the car, firm the damping, and the FN2 finally feels like the hot hatch the powertrain always promised.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2011 Honda Civic Type-r FN2

Body roll through fast direction changes is the first thing you notice gone. The Super Sport’s 36-way damping range lets you run a softer setting for the school run and stiffen it up before a Cadwell or Donington session without touching a spanner. Turn-in sharpens because the front axle is no longer fighting standard-spec spring rates that were specced for European ride comfort, and the rear torsion beam stops loading and unloading awkwardly mid-corner. Braking confidence comes with that – less nose-dive into stops, less weight transfer to manage when you’re trail-braking into a slow second-gear corner. Ride height adjustment lets you set the stance you want without resorting to lowering springs and a mismatched damper.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is engineered around the brief that British fast-road owners actually live with: a car that takes potholes, expansion joints and rough back-road surfaces in its stride, then tightens up for a weekend track day. XYZ Racing specifies 36-way damping adjustment from a single knob per damper, so bump and rebound move together across a wide, usable range. Ride height is independently adjustable on the lower mount, which keeps the damper stroke unchanged when you lower the car – important on a strut-front platform like the FN2 where geometry changes bite quickly. The construction is built for daily driving in mind, with bump absorption that addresses the harshness most owners want gone from rougher road surfaces. The result is a single damper that covers fast road and weekend track use without forcing you to compromise on either end.

Fitment for the Honda CIVIC TYPE-R FN2 (2007-2011)

This kit is specified for the FN2 chassis Civic Type R, UK and European spec, built from 2007 through to the end of production in 2011. The K20Z4 four-cylinder cars with the standard MacPherson front and torsion-beam rear are covered.

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