Mazda PREMACY 1998-2003 — Coilovers

The first-generation Mazda Premacy carries its mass high and soft. Built on the Familia/323 floorpan but stretched into a tall five- to seven-seat MPV body, the MA28 rolls onto its outer shoulder through a roundabout and pitches forward under braking, because its factory springs were tuned for ride comfort and load-carrying rather than control. This XYZ Racing coilover range for the 1998-2003 Mazda Premacy swaps that compliant setup for height-adjustable, damper-matched assemblies that lower the centre of gravity and take the slack out of the body.

Because the Premacy was designed as a practical family hauler, there is a lot of standing lean and vertical float to remove. The range runs to eight specifications, from the fast-road Super Sport through to the circuit-focused Circuit Master, so the kit can be matched to how the car is actually used – a cleanly lowered daily, a settled show build, or a Premacy that gets pushed harder than its maker ever intended.

What these coilovers do for your 1998-2003 Mazda Premacy

The first thing you notice on a Premacy is how much flatter it sits through a corner once the body roll is gone. Threaded ride-height adjustment lets you drop the tall MPV stance to a height that suits the look and the geometry you want, while firmer, damper-matched spring rates stop the nose diving and the tail squatting under load. The result is sharper turn-in for a front-wheel-drive platform that understeers softly from the factory, more confident braking with less forward pitch, and a body that stays composed over the broken surfaces and speed humps a family car actually meets. You feel the change most in quick direction changes, where the standard car wallows and this setup stays level.

About the Premacy coilover range

Each kit in the range uses a height-adjustable threaded coilover body, so ride height and corner balance are set independently of the spring rate rather than relying on shortened springs. The eight specifications cover a clear ladder of intent: Super Sport and Street Advanced for firm but liveable fast-road use, Top Sport and Racing Spec for track-day work, Tarmac and Gravel Rally for stage surfaces, Drift Spec, and Circuit Master at the hard end. Spring rates and damping are tuned to the specification rather than to a single one-size compromise, which is what lets a comfort-biased platform like the Premacy be set up as anything from a tidy daily to a focused track tool. Pick the spec that matches the use and the kit does the rest of the work the factory dampers never could.

Fitment for the Mazda Premacy (1998-2003)

This range is built for the first-generation Mazda Premacy, chassis code MA28, across the 1998 to 2003 model years. It suits the front-wheel-drive compact MPV in that span. Confirm your exact build year against the configurator before ordering so the correct kit is matched to your car.

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Choose the specification that matches how you drive your Premacy and configure yours below.