XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Toyota AVALON XLS (TYPE 1) 1994-1999

The first-generation Avalon XLS was engineered around comfort: a long-travel factory setup, a 3.0-litre V6 slung over the front axle, and a soft secondary ride that floats across broken surfaces and leans through quick direction changes. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the Toyota Avalon XLS (type 1) takes that same large, nose-heavy front-drive sedan and gives it the body control a sealed special stage actually demands.

This is a damper built to soak up impacts rather than fight them. On the patched, undulating tarmac of a rally stage – or a rough British B-road – it keeps the front tyres loaded and the body settled where the standard Avalon would wallow and run wide.

What this coilover does for your 1994-1999 Toyota Avalon XLS

Fit it and the Avalon stops floating. Ride height comes down and the centre of gravity with it, so the nose-led weight transfer that makes this car push wide under braking is reined in. The valving is set to absorb sharp hits – expansion joints, kerbs, mid-corner ruptures – without throwing the chassis off line, so the front tyres stay in contact and put their grip down through that long V6 nose. You get a flatter platform through fast sweepers, more confident turn-in for a heavy front-drive sedan, and a ride that holds its composure when the surface turns ugly.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally coilover is XYZ Racing’s answer to sealed-stage competition, where the surface is paved but rarely smooth. Its damping is tuned to absorb the impact of uneven pavement – the kind of sudden jolt you take crossing a big bump or a broken edge at speed – and to suppress that shock before it reaches the body. By keeping the wheel working rather than skipping, it increases tyre traction and holds the car stable through the moment grip is most fragile. That stability is what turns a nervous, pattering car into a predictable one you can place with intent. The settings come straight from XYZ Racing’s own Tarmac Rally racing experience, so the baseline is a competition tune rather than a generic lowering spring.

Fitment for the Toyota Avalon XLS (1994-1999)

This kit is built specifically for the type 1 Toyota Avalon XLS, listed under XYZ Racing’s TO05 fitment and covering the 1994 to 1999 model years. Confirm your car falls within that year span before configuring; the application is specific to this generation of Avalon and its front-drive layout.

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Set your ride height and pick the rest of your spec in the configurator below to build the Tarmac Rally setup for your Toyota Avalon.