XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Ford MAV 2001-2007

The Ford MAV is a left-field choice for a Racing Spec coilover, and that is precisely why this kit exists. Owners running the FO12 platform on circuit are working with a chassis that was never tuned at the factory for the loads of trail-braking, kerb-strike and sustained high-lat cornering – so the damper has to do work the OEM strut was never asked to do.

This is the top of the XYZ Racing ladder and it is aimed squarely at the FO12 owner who has moved past fast-road use. If the car sees timed sessions, sprint events or time-attack weekends, this is the rung that matches the use case.

What this coilover does for your 2001-2007 Ford MAV

On a chassis as upright and tall-sided as the MAV, body roll and weight transfer are the two things that punish lap times – and the Racing Spec damper is built to control both at race pace rather than just absorb a B-road. Expect a flatter platform on turn-in, a far more predictable rear under braking, and a contact patch that stays planted when the surface gets choppy. Spring rates and damping are specified for circuit loadings, so the car will feel firmer at parking speed and come alive once there is real load through the tyre. Because the construction is built around repeated heat cycles, the damper will not fade across a 20-minute session the way a fast-road kit does. Ride height comes down to the point where the roll centres make sense for racing rubber, which in turn lets you run a more aggressive alignment.

About the Racing Spec coilover

The Racing Spec is the kit XYZ Racing developed through direct participation in series including the WTCC, and the settings carried into this catalogue come from that programme rather than from a parts-bin spec sheet. It is built for track race use first, with damping curves chosen for circuit loadings and surface chatter rather than for road comfort. Where the standard catalogue stops, this one keeps going – XYZ Racing will build custom shock absorbers for owners running aggressive upgrades, A-class racing builds or factory-style racing cars, with the spec tuned to the specific circuit the car will run. That means an owner can supply the upgraded parts list and target venue and have the damper built around it. The hardware itself is engineered for repeated punishment: race-grade internals, valving designed to hold up to consecutive sessions, and a construction philosophy borrowed from the cars that originally generated the data.

Fitment for the Ford MAV (2001-2007)

This kit is built for the Ford MAV on chassis code FO12, model years 2001 through 2007. Confirm your chassis code against the VIN plate before ordering, and select your spring rate and damper preference in the configurator below.

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If the MAV is your circuit car and you want a damper built around the data XYZ Racing collected in actual race programmes, configure your Racing Spec kit below.