XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz C CLASS W204 8 CYL (Modified Rear Integrated) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2007-2014

The W204 C63’s V8 sits well forward of the front axle, and on a sealed-stage rally road that mass transfers hard into the nose under braking and off-camber compressions. A rally car doesn’t get the luxury of a smooth circuit surface – ridges, patched tarmac and mid-corner bumps arrive without warning, and a chassis carrying this much weight over the front wheels needs damping that can absorb a sudden hit without unsettling the rear.

The Tarmac Rally coilover is built around that exact scenario. It’s XYZ Racing’s stage-specific setup for the C CLASS W204, aimed at drivers running sealed-surface rally events or fast, imperfect B-roads where ride quality and body control both matter more than outright low ride height.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2014 Mercedes Benz C CLASS W204

Fitted to a 2007-2014 C CLASS W204, this coilover keeps the front end settled when the V8’s weight loads up under braking into a compression. The damper absorbs the jolt from broken tarmac and sharp edges rather than passing it straight into the body, which keeps the rear axle planted and the tyre’s contact patch working instead of skipping. That matters on a rally stage where the next corner arrives before the suspension has finished reacting to the last one. Because the rear-end integration on this chassis has been modified for coilover fitment, the C CLASS gets a genuine adjustable spring-and-damper package front and rear rather than a compromised half-measure, and stability through direction changes improves as a result – the car settles rather than pattering over rough sections.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ Racing built the Tarmac Rally coilover specifically to cope with uneven pavement rather than smooth-circuit compressions. The valving is set up to soak up the impact of a big hit – a pothole edge or a heaved section of tarmac – and stop that shock from travelling into the chassis, which in turn keeps the tyre loaded and gripping instead of skating across the surface. That translates into stability the driver can actually feel through fast direction changes on an open stage. The damping settings aren’t generic; they come directly from XYZ’s own tarmac rally programme, carried over into the road-going kit.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz C CLASS W204 (2007-2014)

This kit fits the Mercedes Benz C CLASS W204, 8-cylinder variants, built 2007 to 2014, chassis code ME44-C. It uses XYZ’s modified rear-integrated mounting, and because this generation can be fitted with electronic damping control from the factory, a cancellation kit is included to disable that system cleanly when the coilover’s own fixed damping takes over.

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This is a chassis-specific rally build, not an off-the-shelf street kit – configure yours below to match your C CLASS W204’s exact spec.