XYZ Racing Gravel Rally Coilovers — Subaru FORESTER SK 4WD 2018-2024

Loose surfaces punish suspension differently to tarmac. On a gravel stage, the SK Forester’s dampers are working through constant high-frequency chassis vibration one second and a full-compression hit off a hidden rut the next, and a road-biased shock simply can’t keep the tyre in contact with the ground through both. The XYZ Racing Gravel Rally coilover is built specifically for that environment, not adapted from a circuit product.

For a 4WD platform tackling rally or rallycross stages, that means damping and spring rates chosen for repeated, aggressive compression cycles rather than one-off track abuse. This is the setup for owners running their Forester SK on loose-surface competition, where body control under G-force through a fast crest matters more than outright stiffness.

What this coilover does for your 2018-2024 Subaru FORESTER SK 4WD

An inverted damper tube design changes how the shock responds as terrain shifts underneath the car – sand one corner, snow the next, silt after that – without the valving falling out of its working range. Long stroke travel gives the Forester’s suspension the room to absorb chassis vibration from washboard gravel before it reaches the chassis, while the long spring rate handles the aggressive, high-speed compression events that come with jumps, crests and rutted braking zones. Together they keep the wheel loaded and tracking rather than skipping across the surface, which is what actually lets a 4WD car put its power down mid-stage. The spring rates aren’t generic road-car numbers either – they’ve been set against what a rally team actually needs from the car under sustained G-force in cornering, so the platform stays composed rather than pitching and rolling through direction changes.

About the Gravel Rally coilover

XYZ Racing developed this damper specifically for rally and rallycross use, where the road surface is more aggressive than anything a circuit throws at a car. The inverted tube layout is a deliberate response to that variability – sandstone one stage, snow the next, silt after that – so the damper keeps working as conditions change underfoot rather than being tuned for one surface only. The long-stroke, long-spring architecture is built to absorb continuous chassis vibration from rough gravel while still having the travel in reserve to deal with sudden, high-speed compression when the car lands hard or clips a rut at pace. Spring rate selection wasn’t a desk exercise – the settings across the range have been tested and validated by a rally racing team, so the numbers reflect what actually holds up when a car is thrown at a gravel stage rather than a theoretical ideal.

Fitment for the Subaru FORESTER SK 4WD (2018-2024)

Confirmed for the SK-chassis Forester in 4WD configuration across the 2018 to 2024 model years. This is a 4WD-specific application – check your Forester’s drivetrain before ordering, as the chassis code and running gear differ from front-wheel-drive variants sold under the same model name in other markets.

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Built around what a rally-spec Forester SK actually needs on loose surfaces – configure yours below.