XYZ Racing Top Sport Coilovers — Honda TSX CL9 2004-2008

The CL9 Accord Euro R – sold here as the TSX – has always been a chassis that punches above its budget, but the factory dampers were tuned for North American comfort buyers rather than UK B-road drivers who actually use the K24A2 to the redline. Lift the throttle mid-corner in a standard CL9 and the rear settles politely; lift in one on stiffer rubber and worn OEM struts, and you get vague body float that masks what the front axle is doing.

The XYZ Racing Top Sport coilover is built to fix exactly that on the CL9. It raises spring rate by roughly 2kg/mm over street tune and adds 30-50% more damping force, so the chassis stops nodding under brake application and starts telling you what the front tyres have left.

What this coilover kit does for your 2004-2008 Honda TSX CL9

After install you sit lower, but more importantly you sit flatter. Turn-in sharpens because the firmer spring rate stops the nose diving and unloading the inside rear – a known CL9 trait that costs you exit drive out of second-gear corners. The increased damping force keeps the tyre patch loaded over rippled UK tarmac instead of skipping, which translates to noticeably more confidence trail-braking into Druids or Old Hall. Day-to-day you trade some low-speed plushness for body control that finally matches what the K-series wants to do. Ride height is adjustable on the lower bracket, so you can sit the TSX where you want without pre-loading the spring.

About the Top Sport coilover

Top Sport is XYZ Racing’s spec for owners who do four or five track days a year and drive the car to work the rest of the time. The settings come straight out of XYZ’s own circuit programme – a 2kg/mm spring uplift over street setting and a 30-50% increase in damping force versus a comfort coilover. The brief is to soak up big single hits (kerb strikes, expansion joints, ridged tarmac) rather than skip across them, while keeping shock body movement controlled so the tyre stays planted and traction builds rather than wastes. It is positioned for aggressive road driving and circuit work, not the Super Sport’s fast-road bias or the Racing spec’s full track focus.

Fitment for the Honda TSX CL9 (2004-2008)

Built specifically for the CL9 chassis TSX across the 2004-2008 production run. Both front struts and rear damper-and-spring assemblies are included.

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Pick your spring rate and ride height below to configure the Top Sport set for your TSX.