XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Porsche CAYMAN (987) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2005-2012

The 987 Cayman’s mid-engine balance is the whole point of owning one, and the factory PASM electronic damping was tuned to a compromise that never quite lets that balance show through. This Street Advanced kit replaces the electronic system outright, giving the cancellation-kit-equipped Cayman a fixed mechanical damper the driver controls directly rather than a control unit guessing at road surface.

It’s built for the owner who wants the 987’s mid-engine pivot sharpened for road and the odd track day, without chasing full race adjustability. Ride height and damping are both in your hands, and with the PASM wiring cancelled out there’s no electronic system fighting the new hardware for control of the corner.

What this coilover does for your 2005-2012 Porsche Cayman

Cancelling the factory PASM control removes the layer between driver input and what the dampers actually do, which matters most in the 987 precisely because its mid-engine weight distribution rewards a chassis that responds predictably rather than one being smoothed over by an electronic layer. With 720 damping adjustment positions on offer, you can set the front and rear ends to work with that balance instead of around it – firmer for track days when load transfer through the mid-corner needs controlling, softer for the commute without the ride turning wooden. Adjustable ride height brings the centre of gravity down, which on a chassis already built around a low, central mass pays off directly in front-end bite turning into a fast corner. Because the kit is height and damping adjustable independently, you can correct for lowering-induced geometry changes rather than living with whatever compromise the drop imposes.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced sits as XYZ Racing’s core product, developed over years of in-house engineering and proven across international racing before being brought down to street and track-day specification. It’s built for drivers who split their time between normal road use and occasional circuit days, rather than a car that only ever sees a paddock. The defining spec is 720 damping adjustment positions, giving a far finer resolution than a basic 16 or 32-way unit, so small changes in compression and rebound can be dialled without the big steps that make road cars feel unsettled between clicks. Construction follows XYZ’s standard monotube coilover architecture, chosen for consistent damping force under sustained load rather than the fade a twin-tube design risks over a long back road or session. For a car like the Cayman, where the driver is meant to feel every input, this level of adjustment range is what lets the kit be set up specifically rather than left at a generic factory-like compromise.

Fitment for the Porsche Cayman (987) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) (2005-2012)

This kit is built specifically for the 987-chassis Cayman across the full 2005-2012 production run, and is designed to work alongside the PASM cancellation kit rather than the standard non-PASM suspension mounts. Confirm your 987 was fitted with factory electronic damping before ordering, since the cancellation hardware is what allows this coilover to take full control of the corner without the PASM module interfering.

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Match the 720-way damping range and adjustable ride height to how you actually use the 987 – configure yours below.