XYZ Racing Top Sport Coilovers — Subaru IMPREZA GDA/GDB STI A-D/GGA/GGB (PCD:5 X 100) 2WD/4WD 2000-2007

The GD-generation Impreza carries its turbocharged boxer ahead of the front axle line, and every owner who has pushed one hard knows what that means: weight over the nose, a front end that wants to wash wide on turn-in, and a back axle that needs coaxing into the corner. The XYZ Racing Top Sport coilover for the Subaru Impreza GDA/GDB STI A-D and GGA/GGB wagon is built to manage exactly that balance.

This is the kit for an owner who runs the occasional track day but still drives the car on the road during the week. It firms up body control without turning the ride into something you dread on a B-road, and it gives you height and damping adjustment to set the car up the way this chassis actually responds.

What this coilover kit does for your 2000-2007 Subaru Impreza GDA/GDB STI

Drop the ride height and you pull the centre of gravity down on a platform that historically sat tall on its rally-derived suspension, which sharpens turn-in and cuts the roll that lets the nose run wide. The Top Sport runs roughly 30-50% more damping force and around 2kg/mm more spring rate than a street setting, so the front stops diving under braking into a hairpin and the rear stays planted as the symmetrical AWD system puts the power down on corner exit. Over kerbs and broken Tarmac the damping soaks up the hit rather than skipping the tyre, which keeps the contact patch loaded and traction consistent. The result on your Impreza is a car that feels tied down through quick direction changes and far more composed when you lean on it.

About the Top Sport coilover

The Top Sport sits in XYZ Racing’s range as the dual-purpose option: stiffer and more focused than a street coilover, but not the single-minded track-only setup. XYZ uprate both spring rate and damping over their street tune – in the region of an extra 2kg/mm on the springs and 30-50% more damping – specifically so the suspension can absorb the jolt of a big bump and suppress the shock reaching the body. That control is what feeds tyre traction and the stable, predictable handling the kit is built around. The settings come directly from XYZ’s own Top Sport racing programme, and the kit is aimed squarely at track-day use and aggressive road driving rather than gentle commuting.

Fitment for the Subaru Impreza GDA/GDB STI A-D/GGA/GGB (2000-2007)

This kit fits the 2000-2007 GD saloon and GG wagon Imprezas, covering the GDA/GDB STI A through D models and the GGA/GGB variants. It is built for the 5×100 PCD hubs used on this generation. Confirm your model year and PCD against the list before ordering, as the later 2008-on cars moved to a different stud pattern.

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Set your ride height and damping preference and build your spec in the configurator below.