XYZ Racing Pro Rally Coilovers — Subaru FORESTER SJ 4WD 2012-2018

The SJ Forester’s raised ride height and soft, long-travel factory dampers were set up for a comfortable daily commute, not for holding a wheel planted through a rutted gravel special at rally pace. Symmetrical AWD and the flat-four boxer layout give this platform a genuinely low centre of gravity for a crossover-shaped body, but the standard suspension can’t use that advantage once the surface turns to loose stone, mud or snow.

The XYZ Racing Pro Rally coilover is built for exactly that scenario: top-flight rally competition, where the car needs to absorb repeated big hits without the chassis pitching, diving or bottoming out mid-stage. Fitted to a 2012-2018 Forester SJ 4WD, it replaces the entire spring-and-damper package with hardware built around stage work, not showroom ride comfort.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2018 Subaru Forester SJ 4WD

On loose surfaces the Forester’s weight transfer under braking and traction under power both depend on the suspension keeping consistent contact with a moving, unpredictable road surface. A rally-specification damper controls that motion so the boxer engine’s low mounting and the symmetrical AWD system’s traction advantage aren’t wasted fighting body roll and wallow. Height-adjustable spring platforms let you set ride height to suit stage type, from fast gravel where you want stability at speed to tighter, rutted sections where extra wheel travel keeps the tyre loaded. Damping calibrated for repeated high-speed compressions means the suspension isn’t fading or losing control partway through a stage the way a road-biased Forester setup would.

About the Pro Rally coilover

XYZ Racing builds its rally-gravel and snow suspension in two distinct configurations rather than a single generic setup. The first is designed to bolt into the Forester’s original chassis mounting points as supplied, suited to competitors running a car closer to standard specification. The second is built for a car whose body has already been modified for competition use, and is set up to work with those altered mounting points and the different loads that come with a more heavily prepared rally car. Choosing between the two comes down to how far your Forester’s bodywork has already been taken beyond factory spec – the underlying damper and spring hardware is built for the same job, sustained rough-surface competition running, but the mounting approach differs to suit each car’s starting point.

Fitment for the Subaru Forester SJ 4WD (2012-2018)

This kit is built to the SU03-1 chassis code, covering the Subaru Forester SJ 4WD produced from 2012 to 2018. Confirm your Forester matches this generation and the 4WD drivetrain before ordering, as suspension geometry and mounting points changed between SJ and the later SK-generation Forester.

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Spec your Forester SJ’s Pro Rally coilover for your car’s current mounting configuration – configure yours below.