XYZ Racing Circuit Master Coilovers — Mitsubishi COLT 1987-1992

The MT06 Colt’s front-wheel-drive layout and light kerbweight make it a surprisingly capable circuit tool – but the factory suspension calibration, optimised for comfort over handling precision, leaves significant laptime on the table once you’re running with intent. Getting the damping right on a front-driven car of this vintage means balancing front-axle compliance against the roll stiffness you need under hard braking and mid-corner weight transfer.

The XYZ Racing Circuit Master coilover was developed specifically for sustained circuit lap-time work. Where the road-oriented XYZ ranges make concessions to daily driveability, the Circuit Master does not – and that clarity of purpose is exactly what owners running the 1987-1992 COLT in track or motorsport competition need.

What this coilover does for your 1987-1992 Mitsubishi COLT

The Colt’s MacPherson-strut front end responds directly to quality damping control: reduce the body roll that was built into the standard suspension tune and the front axle finds its contact patch more consistently through corners. With the Circuit Master’s three-knob adjustment system giving access to 9,720 distinct damping combinations, you can run a relatively compliant compression setting to keep the nose loaded through sweeping bends, then firm the rebound side to stop the front diving in repeated heavy-braking zones – a balance that the stock setup cannot reach. Ride height adjustment allows the lowered centre of gravity that the Colt’s light body rewards, without trading ground clearance you don’t need on a dedicated circuit layout.

About the Circuit Master

The Circuit Master is XYZ Racing’s dedicated circuit-use coilover specification, occupying the same performance tier as the brand’s Racing Spec, Drift Spec, and Tarmac Rally variants rather than the road-biassed ranges. What separates it technically is the three-knob adjustment architecture: independent controls allow the driver to work through 9,720 combinations of damping character – a resolution that lets a circuit car be set up precisely for a specific track layout rather than compromised toward a general fast-road baseline. The small oil-hole design in the internals is a deliberate engineering choice: it controls oil passage during large suspension inputs, which produces a degree of additional damping resistance. Owners should note this can generate some noise over severe bumps – it is a characteristic of the design, not a defect, and entirely irrelevant in the environment the Circuit Master was built for. XYZ’s own racing teams have validated this specification across international circuits and extended competitive sessions.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi COLT (1987-1992)

These coilovers are built to the MT06 chassis specification and cover the Mitsubishi COLT produced between 1987 and 1992. Confirm your chassis code against the data plate before ordering – MT06 denotes the fifth-generation Colt platform that ran through this period. No additional adapter hardware is required for the standard front strut and rear mounting points on this platform.

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Configure your Circuit Master specification using the selector below – ride height and damping guidance is available in the product configurator.