XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda CRV I 1995-2001

The first-generation Honda CRV is a tall, softly-sprung crossover built on a stretched Civic platform, and that brief shows itself the moment you press on through a B-road: body roll arrives early, the nose dives under braking, and the rear lifts a wheel if you carry real speed into a camber change. The Super Sport coilover is the kit that turns the RD1’s compliant-but-floppy chassis into something that actually corners flat without making the school run a chore.

For a fast-road CRV I running on lowered springs or tired OE dampers, this is the upgrade that pays back every time you turn the wheel. Ride height is adjustable across a usable range, and the 36-way damping dial lets you run a softer setting around town and firm things up for a weekend blast or a track day at Cadwell.

What this coilover does for your 1995-2001 Honda CRV I

Drop the ride height to settle the centre of gravity and you immediately kill the worst of the RD1’s roll-induced understeer, so the front tyres start biting earlier on turn-in instead of scrubbing. The 36-way damping range is the headline number here: full-soft keeps the chassis composed over the broken tarmac and speed humps you actually drive on, while the firmer clicks tighten body control enough to lean on the outside front through a long corner. Brake-dive drops noticeably, which matters on a 1.5-tonne SUV with a high seating position, and weight transfer becomes something you can feel rather than something that catches you out. Tyre wear evens out too once the camber gain isn’t being washed out by excess roll.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s all-purpose damper for owners who use the same car Monday to Friday and Sunday morning, which makes it the right pick for a CRV I that still has to do CRV things. The damper unit is built to soak up bumps and broken surfaces that would jar a stiffer track-only coilover, so daily comfort isn’t sacrificed for the sake of weekend pace. Ride height adjustment is via threaded body, and the 36 clicks of damping span a genuinely wide range – soft enough for rough urban roads, firm enough for circuit work when you decide to give it a go. XYZ position this as a high-performance damper suitable for both weekend race use and daily driving, and the spec backs that brief up.

Fitment for the Honda CRV (1995-2001)

This kit is matched to the first-generation Honda CRV, chassis code HN27, covering the full 1995 to 2001 production run. It fits both 2WD and Real Time 4WD variants on the RD1 platform. Confirm your chassis code in the V5 before ordering if your car is an early import.

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Configure your Super Sport spec for the CRV I below and build the set that matches how you actually drive the car.