XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mazda 3 (BM-BN) (Modified Rear Integrated) 2014-2018

The BM/BN Mazda 3 was Hiroshima’s first SkyActiv hatch to take the chassis seriously, and on a loose Tarmac stage it rewards a setup that lets the front bite without unloading the inside rear. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built for exactly that brief: a sealed, rebuildable strut that survives kerb strikes, gravel intrusion and the kind of compression hits the stock MacPherson front simply was not designed to absorb at competition pace.

Where the factory dampers go soft after a single stage transit, the Tarmac Rally kit holds its damping curve when the oil is hot and the surface is changing under you. That matters in a 3 because the chassis is talkative – it just needs control to back up the message.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2018 Mazda 3 (BM-BN)

Spring rates pitched for sealed Tarmac stages tighten up the BM/BN’s tendency to roll onto its outside-front shoulder on turn-in, so the nose stops washing wide when you’re trail-braking into a tightening hairpin. Increased ride height adjustability gives you the clearance to clear crests and apex kerbs without scraping the SkyActiv-G sump, which sits lower than owners often realise. 30-way damping adjustment lets you firm up rebound for fast sweepers, then back it off for the broken stuff on a recce-graded link section. Pillowball top mounts replace the rubber upper bushings the factory uses for NVH, so steering inputs reach the front knuckles without the lag that makes a stock 3 feel one beat behind your hands. The result is a hatch that turns when you ask, takes a compression hit without bottoming, and tells you what the front tyres are doing through the wheel rather than through guesswork.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

Built around a monotube damper with a high-pressure nitrogen charge, the Tarmac Rally is XYZ’s stage-specification kit for sealed-surface competition. The body is CNC-machined from T6 aluminium with a hard-anodised finish to resist the grit and grime that gets thrown up on a transit between stages. 30 clicks of combined compression and rebound adjustment sit on a single knob at the top of each unit, so changes between service-park resets are quick and repeatable. Spring rates are stiffer than the Circuit Master range and matched to the cars likely service weight on stage, with helper springs retained to keep the main coil seated under full droop over crests. Internals are serviceable and rebuildable, which is the practical difference between a coilover that lasts one season and one that lasts five.

Fitment for the Mazda 3 (2014-2018)

This kit is built specifically for the BM and BN-generation Mazda 3, covering the 2014 to 2018 production run in both hatch and saloon body styles. Front struts are MacPherson units with integrated spring perch; rear is the multi-link configuration with separate spring and damper. Confirm your chassis code on the VIN plate before ordering – the BL generation that preceded it uses a different lower mount.

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Pick your spring rates, ride height and damping spec in the configurator below to build the exact Tarmac Rally setup for your BM/BN.