XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Volkswagen GOLF MK7 GTI φ55 (Modified Rear Integrated) 2013-2020

The MK7 GTI’s front-heavy MQB platform puts a lot of demand on the rear axle to keep the car settled through direction changes, and the Φ55 modified rear-integrated damper on this Super Sport kit is built to answer that without turning the GTI into a track-only tool. This is a fast-road and weekend-track setup, not a full race spec, so the emphasis is on a damper that handles the daily commute and the B-road blast on the same setting sheet.

Ride height is adjustable independently of the damping circuit, which matters on a car that’s often lowered for looks first and function second – you can drop the GTI to the stance you want and then tune the damper to suit, rather than accepting whatever harshness comes with a fixed-rate drop kit.

What this coilover does for your 2013-2020 Volkswagen GOLF MK7 GTI

With 36 stages of damping adjustment, you can wind the front end up to control the nose-dive and load transfer that comes with trail-braking into a hairpin, then back it off for the drive home without the car crashing over expansion joints. That range is the practical difference between a coilover that’s genuinely usable on UK roads and one that only works on a smooth circuit. The independent ride-height adjustment lets you set the GTI’s stance without compromising suspension travel, so you’re not chewing through bump stops on speed humps. On a chassis that already has strong front-end grip from the factory, tightening up the rear damping helps keep the back axle settled and predictable when you’re trail-braking or lifting off mid-corner, rather than letting the rear step out unannounced.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is built around the idea that a coilover shouldn’t force a choice between a comfortable daily car and a capable weekend one. It uses the 36-way adjustment to let you dial the damping curve to match the road surface and the pace you’re driving at, smoothing out the bumps and rough tarmac that make budget coilovers unpleasant to live with. Ride height adjustment is built into the design, so lowering the GTI doesn’t mean accepting whatever compression rate the kit ships with. XYZ Racing positions this as the middle ground in its range: firm enough for a track day, forgiving enough that it doesn’t beat you up on the drive there. The construction is aimed squarely at owners who want one set of coilovers to cover both jobs rather than swapping springs and dampers between road and track use.

Fitment for the Volkswagen GOLF MK7 GTI (2013-2020)

This kit is built for the Volkswagen GOLF MK7 GTI, chassis code VO20-8, covering the 2013 to 2020 model years, in the Φ55 modified rear-integrated configuration. Confirm your GTI falls within this year span and matches the Φ55 rear-integrated spec before ordering, as this fitment is specific to that rear-end configuration rather than the standard MK7 rear setup.

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Pick your damping and ride-height spec for the MK7 GTI in the configurator below.