XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster 2017-2023

The AMG GT’s front-mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout sends every bit of twin-turbo V8 torque through the back axle alone, which means the fight from a standing start isn’t about outright grip in a bend – it’s about how much weight you can get onto the rear tyres in the half-second after the clutch drops or launch control lets go. That’s the specific problem the XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover is built to solve, not a general ride-height adjustment.

For the Mercedes Benz AMG GT and GT Roadster running 0-400m passes, independent front and rear ride height control lets you load the rear axle deliberately instead of leaving weight transfer to chance. It’s a single-purpose kit for the strip, built around getting a heavy, power-dense RWD coupe off the line without spinning up the rears.

What this coilover does for your 2017-2023 Mercedes Benz AMG GT/ GT Roadster

Set correctly, this kit shifts static weight rearward at the point of launch, forcing the rear contact patch to compress harder into the tarmac and cutting the amount of time the rear tyres spend spinning before they hook up. On a car where all the drive goes through two rear wheels, that transition from wheelspin to bite is where a pass is won or lost. Front-end lift under hard acceleration is controlled rather than left to happen naturally, keeping the nose settled so the rear does the work. Because front and rear are adjusted separately, you can retune the balance between runs as tyre temperature, track surface or fuel load change – rather than living with one fixed setup for every pass. This is a car built for straight-line speed to begin with; this coilover is about getting that speed to the ground in the first metre, not the last.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing built this range specifically for 0-400m drag racing across front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive platforms, and on the RWD AMG GT that translates into a very deliberate approach to weight distribution. Rather than a single ride-height setting, the kit is set up so front and rear can be adjusted independently to shift more of the car’s mass onto the driven wheels the instant power goes down, forcing the rear tyres into greater compression against the road. That compression is what shortens the time the tyres spend slipping before they find traction, which is where high-power rear-drive cars typically lose time off the line. The result is a setup engineered around one moment – the launch – rather than a compromise between cornering, ride and straight-line stability. It’s not a fast-road or circuit coilover pressed into drag service; it’s built from the ground up around getting a heavy V8 coupe moving cleanly under full power.

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

This kit is specified for the Mercedes Benz AMG GT and GT Roadster, chassis code ME52, covering the 2017 to 2023 model years. Confirm your build year falls within that range before ordering, as ride height and mounting points are matched to this specific chassis generation.

What buyers also search for

• Mercedes Benz AMG GT coilovers for drag racing and 0-400m launch traction
• AMG GT Roadster suspension setup for straight-line weight transfer
• XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover kit for RWD strip cars
• Mercedes Benz AMG GT rear-wheel-drive launch traction upgrade
• AMG GT ME52 chassis coilover for quarter-mile and standing-start passes

Pick your ride height and damping spec for the ME52 AMG GT below, and build the kit around your own launch routine rather than a generic setting.