XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Toyota CELICA ST205 GT4 4WD (Fr Welding) 1993-1999

The ST205 GT4 carries its WRC-homologation drivetrain up front: a 3S-GTE turbo four sat ahead of the axle line, driving all four wheels through a full-time AWD system that loads the nose hard under braking and on turn-in. Standard-fit dampers from 1993 were never built to control that mass transfer at circuit speeds, and three decades on, most are well past doing it at all.

XYZ Racing’s Racing Spec coilover is built for exactly this – serious track and time-attack sessions where the ST205’s front-heavy AWD layout needs a damper that can hold the chassis flat through direction changes without ballooning mid-corner. It replaces the factory strut assembly front and rear and is set up to work with the front strut top welding this generation of Celica requires for a correct coilover installation.

What this coilover does for your 1993-1999 Toyota CELICA ST205 GT4 4WD (Fr Welding)

On a car carrying turbo, driveline and AWD hardware weight over the front wheels, damping control is what keeps the front tyres loaded evenly through a lap rather than diving and rebounding between corners. The Racing Spec unit is aimed squarely at circuit and time-attack use, where repeated hard braking zones and quick direction changes punish a soft, road-biased spring and damper combination. Fitted correctly with the required front strut top welding, it gives the ST205 a stable, predictable platform under trail-braking, which matters more on this chassis than most because the AWD system amplifies whatever the suspension lets happen at the front axle. The result is a Celica that turns in on your inputs rather than the road surface’s.

About the Racing Spec coilover

XYZ Racing’s Racing Spec line is built specifically for track racing, with its baseline settings drawn from direct involvement in circuit competition, including WTCC. It sits above the road-and-track hybrid ranges in the XYZ catalogue and is aimed at cars that see repeated timed sessions rather than the odd trackday. For ST205s carrying heavier modifications – bigger turbos, aero, or serious power upgrades in the vein of a factory works or A-class racing car – XYZ Racing also offers a bespoke damper build. Owners who want that route can supply full details of their car’s upgrades and the circuit they intend to run, and XYZ Racing will produce shock absorbers configured to that specific combination rather than a generic Racing Spec setting.

Fitment for the Toyota CELICA ST205 GT4 4WD (Fr Welding) (1993-1999)

Built for the Toyota Celica ST205 GT4 4WD, chassis code TO22, covering the 1993 to 1999 production run. Installation requires front strut top welding, as noted in the product name, so budget for that work alongside fitting the coilover itself. Confirm your car matches this chassis code before ordering, since fitment across Celica generations differs significantly.

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Front-heavy AWD chassis like the ST205 reward a damper set up for exactly this platform rather than a generic strut swap – configure yours below.