XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Hyundai TIBURON 1996-2001

The first-generation Hyundai Tiburon (RD chassis) was a front-drive coupe built to look quicker than it was, and that gap between styling and chassis is exactly where a proper rally-spec damper earns its keep. On sealed-stage tarmac, the standard RD platform runs out of body control long before its Beta or 2.0 Mitsubishi-derived four runs out of revs – the nose dives into compressions, the inside-rear lifts on turn-in, and the OE bushings let the front end wash wide on broken surfaces.

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built for that exact problem. It is the rally-discipline damper in the XYZ range, valved to swallow kerb strikes, jumps and patched tarmac without packing down, while still keeping the contact patch loaded between stages.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2001 Hyundai Tiburon

On a rough sealed stage, the Tarmac Rally damping lets the suspension travel through a sharp impact – a pothole, a kerb, a compression at the exit of a hairpin – and recover before the next input arrives. That matters on the Tiburon because the RD’s relatively soft factory rear can step out under braking on broken surfaces, and a damper that packs down on the first hit will leave the rear unloaded for the second. With this kit you get a front end that bites cleanly into turn-in, a rear that stays planted under trail-braking, and ride-height adjustment that lets you set the car for the specific stage profile rather than running a road compromise. Tyre traction climbs because the wheel is following the surface instead of skipping across it.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally is the sealed-stage variant in the XYZ Racing rally line, with damping settings drawn directly from XYZ’s own tarmac-rally programme. The valving is tuned to absorb the jolt of large bumps without losing control of the shock body, so the chassis stays composed instead of pitching after every impact. That same valving philosophy suppresses unwanted body movement through fast direction changes, which is what makes a rally car feel stable rather than nervous on the limit. Construction is rally-grade to handle repeat stage abuse, and the ride-height and damping adjustability let you match the car to the stage character – tighter and lower for smoother tarmac, taller and softer for broken sections.

Fitment for the Hyundai Tiburon (1996-2001)

This kit is built for the first-generation Hyundai Tiburon, RD chassis, model years 1996 to 2001. Confirm your specific year and trim against the configurator below before ordering, as front-strut and rear-shock geometry varies between markets on the early RD cars.

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Configure your Tarmac Rally spec for the Tiburon below – pick spring rates and ride height to match the stages you actually drive.