XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Volkswagen GOLF MK7 Φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated 2012-2020

The MK7 Golf’s independent rear multi-link axle is the reason this generation feels more composed than the torsion-beam cars that came before it, but the factory dampers are tuned soft enough to blur what that hardware can actually do. Once you start loading the rear end into a fast B-road or a wet roundabout, the stock setup runs out of control before the chassis does. The Street Advanced coilover is built to close that gap without turning the car into hard work on a Monday morning commute.

This is XYZ Racing’s core range for the MK7 platform: a kit aimed squarely at drivers who want their Golf sharper on a spirited drive and genuinely useful on an occasional track day, without giving up the ride comfort that makes a Golf a Golf every other day of the week.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Volkswagen GOLF MK7

With 720 damping settings on tap, you can run the rear multi-link soft enough to keep the axle compliant over broken UK tarmac, then firm both ends up before a circuit session without swapping a single component. That range matters more on this chassis than on a torsion-beam car, because the multi-link’s toe and camber behaviour under load is genuinely sensitive to how well the damper controls unsprung mass through compression and rebound. Get the rear damping rate matched to your spring choice and the MK7 turns in with less of the nose-led push that stock Golfs are known for, while keeping the rear planted through direction changes instead of skipping. Ride height adjustment lets you correct the factory’s slightly high stance and drop the centre of gravity, which pays back directly in reduced body roll through faster corners. None of this requires sacrificing the everyday usability that makes this car a daily driver for most owners.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced sits at the centre of XYZ Racing’s coilover line-up, built from years of development and proven on race circuits worldwide before being adapted for road use. The 720-way damping adjustment is the headline spec: enough granularity to fine-tune compression and rebound independently for a specific spring rate, rather than picking between a handful of coarse settings. XYZ positions this as the kit for drivers who want to cover both normal road use and the occasional track day from a single, adjustable platform, rather than committing to a dedicated road-only or track-only spec from the outset. It’s built as adjustable equipment for owners who want direct control over how their car sits and how it responds under load, without the compromises of a fixed-rate factory setup.

Fitment for the Volkswagen GOLF MK7 (2012-2020)

This kit is engineered specifically for the MK7 Golf’s Φ55 rear multi-link suspension architecture, chassis code VO20-4, covering the model years 2012 to 2020. The kit is a modified, rear-integrated design built around this axle’s specific geometry, so confirm your Golf falls within this year range and uses the multi-link rear layout before ordering.

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Configure your damping and ride height for the MK7 Golf below.