XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Honda TL UA8-UA9 2009-2014

Sealed-stage tarmac throws a specific problem at a 1,700kg front-drive saloon: the UA8/UA9 Acura TL was built to soak up American interstates, not to hold a tight line over a cambered B-road that has been roped off and timed. The standard dampers run out of travel and the nose washes wide the moment the surface breaks up. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the Honda TL UA8-UA9 is the answer to that specific gap.

This is the rally-spec damper in the XYZ range – tuned to absorb hits from broken tarmac, kerbs and patched surfaces without losing tyre contact, while still letting a heavy front-engined saloon rotate. For a 2009-2014 TL being prepped for sealed-stage events, club rallying or a fast-road setup that needs to cope with genuinely awful surfaces, this is the right kit in the catalogue.

What this coilover does for your 2009-2014 Honda TL UA8-UA9

The TL’s biggest dynamic problem on a stage is front-end overload – the SH-AWD cars carry their mass forward, and a standard damper gives up under repeated compression. The Tarmac Rally damping absorbs the jolt of a bigger bump and then settles, so the front tyres stay loaded through the next apex instead of skating. Body control tightens up without the brittle, crashy ride a circuit-tuned coilover would give you on a broken surface. Turn-in sharpens, mid-corner stability improves, and the rear end stops feeling like it’s chasing the front under trail-braking. Ride height is adjustable, so the TL can be set low for a tight rally stage or wound up for a rough section without changing the alignment philosophy.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally is XYZ Racing’s dedicated sealed-stage damper, and the settings come directly from XYZ’s own tarmac rally programme – this is not a circuit coilover with softer springs. It is engineered to take the impact of uneven pavement, suppress shock to the body through repeated compressions, and keep the tyre in contact with the surface when the road throws an unexpected bump or compression at the car. The construction prioritises stroke length and consistent damping force over a full stage rather than the short, sharp control a smooth-circuit damper is built for. For a heavy four-door like the TL, the priorities are stability, predictable rebound, and the kind of bump absorption that turns a broken surface from a wrestling match into a manageable section.

Fitment for the Honda TL (2009-2014)

This kit is built specifically for the fourth-generation Acura/Honda TL on the UA8-UA9 chassis, covering the 2009 through 2014 model years – both the front-drive UA8 and the SH-AWD UA9. Spring rates, stroke and mounting hardware are dialled to the TL’s geometry; this is not a universal saloon fitment with adapter hats.

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The Tarmac Rally is the right pick if your TL is going to see real road or stage use rather than a circuit – configure your kit below.