XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda CL YA1 1996-2000

The Honda CL YA1 is the rare JDM Inspire-platform saloon that arrived in Britain mostly through grey imports, and the factory suspension was tuned for Japanese commuter ride quality rather than the broken B-road camber and motorway expansion joints UK owners actually face. The Super Sport coilover answers that mismatch head-on: a ride-height-adjustable, 36-way damped kit that lets a 1996-2000 YA1 sit properly without turning a softly-sprung executive saloon into a kidney-punisher.

For a fast-road YA1 that sees the occasional weekend track day, this is the kit that gets the chassis under control without forcing you to commit to a full race setup. It is the middle rung of the XYZ Racing range – more bandwidth than the entry damper, less single-purpose than the Top Sport.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2000 Honda CL YA1

Drop the YA1 onto the Super Sport and the first thing you feel is body roll reined in over fast direction changes – the kind of compressions where the standard front struts used to run out of travel and let the nose float. The 36-way damping range is wide enough that you can wind compression off for a rough commute and bring it back for a circuit visit on the same set. Ride height adjustment closes the arch gap that gives the YA1 saloon body its slightly underset stance from factory, and because spring and damper are matched, you keep usable wheel travel rather than just slamming it. Braking confidence improves too: the front no longer dives onto its bump-stops under hard stops from motorway speeds.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s dual-purpose damper, engineered for owners who want one set of coilovers to cover both daily driving and weekend track use. Each damper carries 36-way bump-and-rebound adjustment on a single knob, so the spread between a compliant fast-road setting and a tied-down circuit setting lives in the same hardware. Ride height is independently adjustable from the damper setting, meaning you can find your stance first and then tune damping to suit the surface. The whole platform is built around the idea that British roads punish overly stiff race coilovers, and that a properly valved adjustable damper handles bumps and rough surfaces without the discomfort owners expect from a lowered car. Construction and matched spring rates aim it squarely at the buyer who wants weekend race capability without sacrificing the YA1’s everyday usability.

Fitment for the Honda CL YA1 (1996-2000)

This kit is built for the YA1 chassis CL – the JDM Inspire-derived saloon produced from 1996 to 2000. Specification is matched to the YA1 strut layout and factory mounting points. Confirm your chassis code before ordering, as YA1 parts availability for UK-registered cars is limited and the wrong generation kit will not interchange.

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Pick your spring rate and finish below to configure the Super Sport for your YA1.