XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Renault CLIO MK4 RS (Modified Rear Integrated) 2012-2018

Sealed-stage tarmac events punish a Clio RS chassis in a way B-roads never do: compressed pace notes, kerb strikes taken at speed, and camber changes that load the RE08’s suspension far harder than a track circuit’s smoother, repeated line. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built around that specific abuse – damping calibrated to soak up sharp-edged impacts rather than just resist body roll.

On a stock or lightly-modified Clio RS, big compressions off a stage’s crown or a mid-corner pothole translate straight into wheel hop and a snatched line. This kit is set up to take that hit without kicking the chassis off-line, which matters more on a rally stage than outright lap time.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2018 Renault CLIO MK4 RS (modified Rr Integrated)

Fitted to the RE08 chassis, this kit changes how the car absorbs the broken, cambered surfaces typical of a tarmac special stage. The damper circuit is tuned to soak up sharp vertical loading – kerbs, ridges, mid-corner compressions – without the harsh secondary impact that unsettles the rear axle under braking into a hairpin. That control keeps the tyre’s contact patch working rather than skipping across the surface, which is where the traction actually comes from on a loose or damp stage. Because the Modified Rr Integrated rear end is retained, the geometry stays within its designed range rather than being pushed into a setup the subframe wasn’t built for. The result on the RE08 is a car that settles faster after a landing or compression, so the next input – braking, turn-in, throttle – isn’t fighting residual chassis movement from the last one.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ Racing built the Tarmac Rally line specifically to absorb impact from uneven road surfaces – the broken tarmac, ridges and mid-corner bumps that a stage throws up rather than a smooth circuit. The damper is calibrated to soak up hard, sudden compressions and suppress the resulting body movement, so the chassis doesn’t get thrown off its line after a big hit. That control is aimed directly at tyre contact: keeping the tyre loaded and gripping through the impact rather than letting it skip, which is where sealed-stage traction is won or lost. XYZ Racing carried its own tarmac rally programme experience into the valving and spring settings, rather than adapting a road or circuit damper after the fact. The intent throughout is stability under repeated hard inputs – a car that holds its line through the kind of surface changes a stage produces, corner after corner, rather than one tuned for a single clean lap.

Fitment for the Renault CLIO MK4 RS (Modified Rr Integrated) (2012-2018)

This kit is built for the RE08-chassis Renault Clio MK4 RS across the 2012-2018 production run, specifically for cars running the Modified Rr Integrated rear-end configuration. Confirm your Clio RS matches this rear-suspension spec before ordering, as XYZ Racing produces separate kits for other Clio RS rear configurations.

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