XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Hyundai TIBURON 1996-2001

The first-generation Hyundai Tiburon (RD chassis, sold here as the Coupe) was Korea’s first proper attempt at an affordable front-drive sports coupe, and its factory MacPherson-strut setup was tuned for showroom comfort rather than the Beta II 2.0’s willingness to rev. Owners who still keep these cars on the road in 2026 are the ones who already know the chassis rewards a stiffer platform and a lower centre of gravity – the body roll and front-end float on the standard dampers blunt everything the engine is trying to do.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover is built around exactly that brief: a fast-road setup with the headroom for weekend track work, designed to settle the Tiburon’s nose, sharpen turn-in, and let you choose your own ride height without giving up driveability on a UK B-road.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2001 Hyundai Tiburon

Spring and damper rates are matched to the Tiburon’s front-heavy layout, so the platform stops bobbing over mid-corner bumps and starts loading the front tyres cleanly under braking. The 36-way damping adjustment is the headline tool: wind it back for a compliant motorway ride, then firm it up for a circuit session without ever leaving the driver’s seat for longer than a few clicks per corner. Ride-height adjustment lets you drop the car to close the wheel-arch gap and lower the roll centre, or raise it to clear speed humps and steep driveways. Body roll drops noticeably, turn-in gets quicker, and the rear axle actually rotates instead of just trailing the front. On a stock or lightly modified Beta II, the chassis finally feels matched to the engine.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s fast-road-plus-trackday damper, engineered to remove the harshness most people associate with lowering springs and budget coilovers. The 36 clicks of damping control both compression and rebound through a single adjuster per corner, giving a usable range from genuinely compliant to circuit-firm. Ride height is fully adjustable on the body, not via spring preload, so you change stance without losing damper travel – critical on a short-wheelbase coupe like the Tiburon. The kit is designed to handle bumpy public roads as the daily condition and stiffened circuit surfaces as the weekend condition, which is why XYZ pitches this as suitable for both. It is the right starting point for an owner who wants one suspension setup that doesn’t force a choice between Monday’s commute and Sunday’s track day.

Fitment for the Hyundai Tiburon (1996-2001)

This kit fits the first-generation Tiburon, chassis code HY22, from 1996 through to the 2001 model year – the original RD-platform coupe before the GK-generation facelift. Confirm your year and trim against the configurator below before ordering.

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Pick your spring rates and ride-height spec in the configurator below to build the Super Sport kit for your Tiburon.