XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Scion FR-S 2012-2021

The FR-S was built around a low boxer-four centre of gravity and a rearward balance that rewards a delicate throttle, but its factory damping was tuned soft for showroom comfort. Point it down a broken-surfaced sealed stage and that softness turns into a liability: the body pitches, the rear steps wide over mid-corner bumps, and the FA20’s modest torque gets squandered scrabbling for grip.

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the Scion FR-S exists to keep all four tyres planted when the tarmac stops being smooth. These are damped for sealed-stage tarmac rally rather than glass-smooth circuit work. The remit is impact control: soaking up the sharp hits from kerbs, frost heave and patched surfaces without letting the chassis lose composure, so the car can carry speed across the rough sections most coilovers flinch at.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2021 Scion FR-S

Fitted to your 2012-2021 Scion FR-S, the first thing you notice is composure over bad pavement. The damping is set to absorb big bumps and sudden jolts instead of feeding them into the body, so the car stays flat and predictable where the standard setup would skip and crash. That impact absorption translates straight into traction: a tyre that stays loaded through a compression is a tyre that can still put the power down and turn. For a momentum car making around 200bhp, holding grip through the rough stuff matters more than outright spring rate. The result is a more stable, more confident FR-S that lets you commit to a line across surfaces that would otherwise have you backing off.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally coilover is XYZ Racing’s answer to competition on sealed but imperfect surfaces. Where a circuit damper is optimised for flat, predictable asphalt, this one is engineered to manage impact: it absorbs the jolt of a heavy bump and suppresses the shock travelling into the bodyshell, keeping the contact patch settled rather than deflected. That focus on shock control is what feeds the traction and vehicle stability the platform is known for, giving the driver a handling balance that holds together when the road surface does not. The settings are drawn from XYZ Racing’s own Tarmac Rally competition experience rather than carried over from a road or track kit, which is why the damping priorities differ from the rest of the range. As a height-adjustable coilover it also lets you set ride height and corner balance to suit the stage and the loading you expect.

Fitment for the Scion FR-S (2012-2021)

This kit is built specifically for the Scion FR-S, chassis code SC00, covering the 2012 to 2021 model years. It matches the FR-S as sold under the Scion badge across that span. Confirm your exact year and chassis before ordering so the spring and damper specification suits your car.

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Set your ride height, choose your spec for the 2012-2021 Scion FR-S and configure yours below.