XYZ Racing Pro Racing Drift Spec Coilovers — Porsche CAYMAN 718 (982) GT4 RS 2022-2026

The 982 GT4 RS’s mid-engine weight bias sits close to 40/60 rear, and Porsche tuned the standard set-up to keep that weight planted for outright lap time, not to move the back end on command. XYZ Racing’s Pro Racing Drift Spec coilover works against that instinct: a set-up built specifically to unstick the rear axle on demand and hold the car at a controlled angle through the turn, rather than resist it.

For competitive drifting in a car with this much power and this little compromise built into the standard geometry, that’s a genuine shift in remit. Ride height drops, spring rate and damping move toward angle control rather than mid-corner grip, and the Cayman starts answering throttle and steering the way a drift build needs, not the way a lap-time run needs.

What this coilover does for your 2022-2026 Porsche Cayman 718 (982) GT4 RS

Lowering the ride height with the correct bump stroke changes how the GT4 RS settles its weight the instant you get on the throttle mid-slide. With the engine sitting behind the cockpit, weight transfer under power is already quick, and this coilover is tuned to use that rather than fight it. The three external adjustment knobs let you retune compression and rebound between runs as track surface, tyre wear, or transition speed changes, without pulling the whole set-up apart. Stabilising the body through fast direction changes matters more on this car than most: 493bhp reaching the rear axle without turbo lag means the chassis needs to hold its line the moment you commit to an angle, not settle into it gradually. The result is a car that breaks away on your terms and holds that angle predictably, instead of snapping loose or dropping back into grip mid-slide.

About the Pro Racing Drift Spec coilover

XYZ Racing built the Pro Racing Drift Spec range specifically for competition drifting, where the goal is holding a precise angle at speed rather than maximising cornering grip. The core of the design is stabilising the car’s body through fast, committed direction changes so the driver can place the rear axle deliberately rather than react to it. Ride height drops further than a standard coilover, and the bump stroke is calculated around that lower height so the suspension still has somewhere to go under load – this is what lets a driver hold and adjust an angle rather than simply start one. Damping runs through three external adjustment knobs, each metering oil through a small internal passage; on rough sections of track that can produce a faint noise as oil moves through the reduced bore, which is a normal by-product of the design rather than a fault. XYZ built this range around circuit-track use, where surface irregularities are part of the job rather than something to isolate the driver from.

Fitment for the Porsche Cayman 718 (982) GT4 RS (2022-2026)

This kit is built for the 982-chassis Cayman GT4 RS produced from 2022 to 2026, matching the mid-engine platform’s mounting points and geometry rather than a generic 718-range application. Confirm your build year falls within this range before ordering, since coilover geometry varies across other 718 derivatives.

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Every Pro Racing Drift Spec kit for the 982 GT4 RS is available across a spring rate and damping range suited to circuit drift work – pick your spec below to match your car and your driving.