XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Lancia DELTA INTEGRALE (TYPE 1) 1987-1989

The Type 1 Delta Integrale is the narrow-arch original – the 1987-1989 cars carrying the 8-valve turbocharged 2.0-litre that underpinned Lancia’s WRC dominance before the 16-valve arrived and the wider bodywork followed. In standard trim, the chassis runs a tendency toward understeer under load, a trait Lancia’s engineers progressively addressed through the Integrale’s evolution but one that remains characteristic of the Type 1 on fast roads.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover works directly against that balance. Ride height adjustment and 36-way damping control give owners the latitude to explore what the LA01 chassis is genuinely capable of on fast tarmac – without committing the car to a fixed suspension setup that makes no sense away from circuit conditions.

What this coilover does for your 1987-1989 Lancia DELTA INTEGRALE (TYPE 1)

The Type 1 Integrale’s MacPherson front struts are sensitive to damper changes; the factory calibration was shaped by Group A homologation requirements, not the fast-road and occasional track-day use most survivors see today. The Super Sport’s 36 damping stages let owners work through the car’s understeer bias with precision – softening for broken UK roads or firming for a track day without locking into a single fixed compromise. Independent ride height adjustment means stance can be tightened without forcing spring rate changes that would compromise the car’s compliance on the road back home. The system is also designed to reduce the jarring bump feedback that OEM dampers introduce as they age – a material improvement on cars approaching four decades old and a real difference felt across the kind of rapid A-road the Type 1 was made for.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s specification for fast-road and weekend track use – a damper designed to absorb rough surfaces without the harshness that compromises both driver confidence and chassis composure at speed. Thirty-six stages of damping adjustment run from a compliant road baseline to a firmer circuit setting, accessible via a single external adjuster that does not require removing the unit. Ride height control operates independently of spring preload, so owners are not forced to choose between lowering the car and altering its handling balance. The specification is built to hold up under repeated track-day conditions while remaining entirely liveable in daily use – a range the vendor describes as suitable for both weekend race sessions and regular road driving. For a car like the 1987-1989 Delta Integrale, where values are climbing and every modification matters to future owners as much as the current one, the Super Sport offers a reversible, properly specced upgrade grounded in real numbers rather than vague promises.

Fitment for the Lancia DELTA INTEGRALE (TYPE 1) (1987-1989)

This coilover kit is cut for the Type 1 Delta Integrale – chassis code LA01 – covering production between 1987 and 1989. These are the narrow-arch, 8-valve cars, distinct from the later 16-valve variants and the widened Evo bodywork that followed from 1991. The Type 1 and subsequent Integrale generations do not share suspension geometry, so confirm your car’s production year sits within this window before ordering.

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Fitment is confirmed for the LA01 chassis across the full 1987-1989 production run – configure yours below.