XYZ Racing Drift Spec Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2017-2023

The AMG GT’s front-engine, rear-drive layout sends the bulk of its weight over the front axle while every horsepower from the M178 twin-turbo V8 gets put down through a comparatively narrow contact patch at the back. That imbalance is exactly what a drift car needs to work with: enough front-end bite to set the car up for the turn-in, and a rear axle that lets go on command once the throttle opens. XYZ Racing’s Drift Spec coilover is built around that trade-off rather than around outright grip.

This listing is the cancellation kit version, for GT and GT Roadster cars built with AMG Ride Control’s electronic dampers from the factory. Swapping to a manual coilover on these cars without the cancellation hardware leaves the ECU hunting for damper signals it can no longer find, throwing fault codes across the dash. The kit resolves that, so the car runs clean once the Drift Spec dampers are fitted.

What this coilover does for your 2017-2023 Mercedes Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping)

Drop the ride height correctly and the AMG GT’s polar moment shifts in your favour: less mass swinging high through the transition, more of the M178’s torque translating into a rear axle that steps out predictably rather than snapping. The coilover’s bump stroke is set up specifically for sustained slip angle, not lap time, so the body stays settled as the rear rotates instead of pitching and unsettling the line. On a 2017-2023 AMG GT / GT Roadster running the electronic damping cancellation kit, that means the car holds an angle through a full pass rather than catching it once and losing it on the next input. Front-end response stays predictable too, which matters when you’re setting the car up on entry before the rear lets go.

About the Drift Spec coilover

The Drift Spec coilover was built specifically around drift competition, not circuit lap times. XYZ Racing designed the damper and spring combination to stabilise the car’s body through sustained high-speed rotation, so the chassis holds a clean, repeatable angle instead of wandering mid-slide. Ride height reduction is paired with a matched bump stroke, which is what actually delivers the control – drop the car without the correct stroke length and you lose the stability the kit is built to provide. Get that combination right and the result is a car that holds its line through a committed slide instead of fighting the driver for it, which is the whole point of a drift-specific damper over a general road or circuit setup.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster (2017-2023)

Confirmed for the Mercedes Benz AMG GT and GT Roadster, chassis code ME52-C, built 2017 to 2023. This is the cancellation kit variant specifically for cars fitted with AMG Ride Control electronic damping from the factory – check your build sheet for adaptive dampers before ordering the standard kit instead.

What buyers also search for

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Spec varies by ride height and bump stroke target, so configure yours below to match the kind of drift setup you’re building toward.