XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mitsubishi OUTLANDER 2WD/4WD 2007-2013

Among competitors running the 2007-2013 Outlander on sealed tarmac stages, the recurring complaint focuses on body movement under sustained lateral load – the crossover’s raised ride height means the standard dampers are managing greater suspension travel than a conventional car, and they are not calibrated to suppress the pitch and squat that competition driving demands. The MT33-1 chassis has genuine stage potential; what it lacks from the factory is damper rates that match the use.

Developed from actual sealed-stage competition, the XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover brings the MT33-1 the body control it’s missing. Both 2WD and 4WD Outlander variants are covered within this single specification.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2013 Mitsubishi OUTLANDER 2WD/4WD

The Outlander’s raised stance – which causes handling problems on the standard setup – becomes manageable with correctly rated springs and dampers. This kit reduces the body roll and fore-aft pitching that bleeds tyre contact during hard cornering and braking on tarmac competition roads. Impact absorption was a specific design focus: the dampers take the energy from crests and surface irregularities in one controlled stroke rather than letting the chassis bounce through secondary oscillation. Tyre traction recovers noticeably faster after each input, which matters on stages where the road surface changes without warning. Vehicle stability through compressions and lateral transitions improves because the body is doing less of its own movement. The adjustable spring perch also allows you to run the correct platform height for your competition class, whether you’re building a 2WD or 4WD Outlander for the stages.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally series was developed directly from XYZ Racing’s sealed-stage competition programme, and the damper settings reflect that origin rather than any road-car benchmark. The core function is absorbing the high-energy, often unpredictable impacts that tarmac rallying puts through a car – uneven competition-grade pavement, crests taken at speed, sharp compressions on village-road sections. Where a comfort-tuned damper absorbs the initial jolt then allows the body to float in rebound, the Tarmac Rally construction suppresses both the primary hit and the subsequent oscillation, maintaining tyre load through the full sequence. The valve calibration and spring rates come from what XYZ Racing’s teams have verified across active tarmac event programmes. The result is a coilover that delivers the vehicle stability the Outlander needs for competitive use rather than the commuter refinement the OEM parts were built around.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi OUTLANDER 2WD/4WD (2007-2013)

This kit is specified for the Mitsubishi Outlander MT33-1 platform across the full 2007 to 2013 production run, covering both 2WD and 4WD configurations. Confirm your drivetrain variant before ordering – weight distribution between the two builds differs, and that difference should inform your baseline damper setup from the first competitive outing.

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This kit covers both the 2WD and 4WD Outlander MT33-1 in a single specification – select your build and configure to your competition class requirements below.