XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CLA C117 2013-2019

The C117 CLA arrived with MacPherson struts up front and a four-link rear, a layout that flatters straight-line composure but leaves the car short on body control once you push past the factory damping window. Drop in lowering springs and the standard dampers give up almost immediately. This is the chassis the XYZ Racing Racing Spec was built to answer.

For a circuit-focused C117 CLA – whether that’s a 184bhp 250 or a heavily-mapped 45 AMG – the Racing Spec replaces the entire compromise: damper, spring and ride height, all set up for repeat hot laps rather than a comfortable A-road commute.

What this coilover does for your 2013-2019 Mercedes Benz CLA C117

You feel it first in turn-in. The C117’s front axle stops washing wide on entry and the nose settles into the apex instead of pushing past it. Mid-corner, the platform stays flat enough that you can actually trust the front tyre, which is the single biggest thing missing from the standard CLA on a track day. The 30-way damping adjustment lets you separate compression behaviour from how the car recovers after a kerb strike, so a stiffer rebound setting tames the rear axle’s tendency to skip under throttle without making the ride brittle over expansion joints. Ride height is independent of spring preload, so you can run the CLA low on stance without binding the spring or shortening usable damper travel.

About the Racing Spec coilover

Racing Spec sits at the harder end of the XYZ catalogue and is the kit you specify when track use is the primary brief. Construction is a monotube damper running a 32mm piston, paired with pillowball top mounts at the strut towers for sharper steering response and a more honest feedback path through the wheel. Spring rates are pitched for grip-tyre and slick work rather than the road, and the 30 clicks of bound and rebound adjustment let you map the damper curve to a specific circuit. Lower brackets are CNC-machined and the body is finished in XYZ’s standard anti-corrosion coating, which matters on a UK car that will still see winter storage. The kit is height-adjustable independently of preload, the only configuration that makes geometric sense for serious chassis setup.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLA C117 (2013-2019)

This kit is specific to the C117 platform CLA across the full 2013 to 2019 production span, covering 180, 200, 220, 250 and the 45 AMG variants on the same chassis code. Front and rear units are supplied as a complete four-corner kit with pillowball tops front and rubber-mounted rears as standard for the platform.

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Pick your spring rate and damper preset below and configure the kit to suit your CLA’s intended use.