XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Porsche 996 CARRERA-4/4S 1998-2001

The 996 Carrera 4 is a meaningfully heavier car than its two-wheel-drive counterpart. The front differential, prop shaft, and associated hardware add mass ahead of the front axle – enough to shift the handling balance and dull the edge of response you would otherwise expect from a rear-engined 911. When that all-wheel-drive chassis sees regular fast-road or circuit use, the factory dampers, tuned with GT touring comfort in mind, run out of composure quickly under sustained load.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover for the Porsche 996 Carrera-4/4S (1998-2001) is built for exactly this use case: a 36-way adjustable damper with ride height adjustment, developed for fast-road and weekend track use, giving back the precision that the original specification spread too thin across too many priorities.

What this coilover does for your 1998-2001 Porsche 996 CARRERA-4/4S

The C4’s nose carries more weight than a C2 running the same body, and the suspension setup needs to account for that. Adjustable spring platforms let you set ride height corner by corner, so the car can be balanced properly rather than simply lowered. The 36-way damping range gives you genuine resolution to manage the contrast between rough UK road surfaces and the higher lateral loads of a smooth circuit – find a firmer setting for track days, back it off for daily commuting. Reducing body roll sharpens front-end response, which in a chassis carrying that much mass ahead of the axle is the most immediately noticeable change. The C4S’s wider bodywork does not affect the fitment, and the increased tyre contact patch it allows pairs well with the tighter damper control.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport sits between XYZ Racing’s comfort-biased road units and their full competition specification – a dual-use damper designed for drivers who push on the road and take their car to a circuit regularly without committing to race-only compromises. The 36-way damping adjustment is the headline figure: it provides real, meaningful resolution across the adjustment range, covering both compression and rebound behaviour, not a handful of clicks that barely move the needle. Ride height is controlled via threaded spring platforms at each corner, so the car can be levelled and lowered independently without sacrificing damper travel. The construction targets the transition between demanding British A-roads and the smoother, higher-load environment of a circuit – a harder engineering brief than either road-only or race-only tuning demands. XYZ Racing describes it as suitable for both weekend race and daily use, which is the operating envelope most 996 owners actually have.

Fitment for the Porsche 996 CARRERA-4/4S (1998-2001)

This kit is specified for the Porsche 996 Carrera-4 and Carrera-4S (chassis code PO02), covering the 1998 to 2001 model years – the first-generation water-cooled 911 in its all-wheel-drive form. The C4/C4S front subframe configuration differs from the C2, and the fitment is spec’d accordingly. Confirm your chassis code before ordering.

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The Super Sport is available for the Porsche 996 Carrera-4/4S now – configure yours below.