XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mitsubishi STARION welding 1982-1990

The Mitsubishi Starion’s turbocharged 2.6-litre four sends drive through the rear wheels alone, and anyone who has launched one knows the pattern: lag, then a wall of boost that unloads the rear tyres before they’ve found grip. XYZ Racing’s Drag Racing coilovers are built around that exact problem – controlling how weight moves front to rear the instant the clutch drops.

For a Starion built for the strip rather than the show stand, that weight transfer is the whole game. This kit is set up to load the rear contact patch faster and hold it there through the run, rather than leaving it to chance every pass.

What this coilover does for your 1982-1990 Mitsubishi Starion

On a RWD turbo coupe like the Starion, wheelspin off the line usually comes from the rear axle unloading before the boost arrives – weight stays too far forward for a beat too long. This setup is tuned to shift that balance rearward on launch, pressing the driven tyres into the tarmac exactly when the turbo starts making real torque. The result is less idle spin at the tree and a cleaner, more repeatable 60-foot time run after run. Because the geometry favours the rear under load, mid-run traction holds up too, rather than trailing off as the Starion’s factory turbo torque comes fully on song.

About the Drag Racing coilover

This range is built specifically for 0-400m drag racing across FWD, RWD and 4WD platforms, which covers the Starion’s rear-drive layout directly. The core idea is deliberate front-to-rear weight transfer under acceleration: as the car launches, the setup redirects load onto the driven axle so the tyre already under power sees greater compression into the road surface. That extra downward force is what cuts the amount of time a driven wheel spends spinning uselessly before it hooks up, and it’s the same principle that keeps the car settled and stable as speed builds through the run. It’s a purpose-specific spec rather than a general road/track compromise – every part of the tuning logic points at getting power to the ground on a prepped surface, not at cornering behaviour.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi Starion Welding (1982-1990)

Built to fit the Mitsubishi Starion Welding, chassis code MT34, across the full 1982 to 1990 production run. If your car carries the MT34 code, this kit is matched to your chassis regardless of trim variant within that span.

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Get the launch behaviour matched to your Starion’s rear-drive turbo delivery – configure yours below.