XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mitsubishi STARION welding 1982-1990

The Starion’s rear-wheel-drive turbo layout shifts real weight onto the back axle the instant boost comes in, which is precisely the moment a sealed tarmac stage punishes a chassis that can’t settle. XYZ Racing’s Tarmac Rally coilover for the Mitsubishi STARION WELDING (1982-1990) is built around that specific problem: keeping the rear planted through compressions and the nose obedient on turn-in, on surfaces that rarely stay flat for more than a few car lengths.

This is a stage-spec setup, not a fast-road compromise. Where a road coilover softens everything for comfort, the Tarmac Rally spec is set up to control a car being driven at the limit on closed, uneven pavement – crested jumps, mid-corner ridges, camber changes that arrive with no warning.

What this coilover brings to your 1982-1990 Mitsubishi STARION WELDING

On a car this old, unassisted OE-era dampers have long since given up trying to control body movement under load. This kit restores that control and re-times it for stage work. The construction is built to take a hard compression event – a broken road edge or a sudden dip – and turn it into controlled wheel travel rather than a jolt through the chassis, which is what actually keeps the tyre in contact with the road. That contact patch stability is the whole point on tarmac: the Starion’s turbocharged rear-drive platform already wants to slide the rear under power, and a chassis that stays settled under compression is what lets a driver commit to that slide rather than react to it. Height and settings are dialled at the corner, so a two-decade-old body shell that’s picked up its share of flex over the years still gets a consistent, predictable platform stage after stage.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ Racing built the Tarmac Rally line specifically to deal with rough, uneven pavement rather than the smooth billiard-table surfaces a circuit coilover is tuned around. The damper is set up to absorb impact through big compressions without transmitting that shock straight into the body – on a stage full of broken edges and mid-corner bumps, that’s the difference between a car that stays composed and one that skips sideways. The knock-on effect is traction: better-controlled wheel movement means more of the tyre’s contact patch stays loaded when it matters, which is what buys the stability a driver actually feels as confidence mid-corner. XYZ Racing states the settings come directly out of its own Tarmac Rally programme, tuned from real stage running rather than a bench estimate – the spec on this kit reflects that background rather than a generic road-going damping curve.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi STARION WELDING (1982-1990)

This kit is specified to the Mitsubishi STARION WELDING, chassis code MT34, covering the full 1982 to 1990 production run. Confirm your car sits within that chassis and year window before ordering, as coilover geometry and mounting points on the Starion changed across the model’s life.

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Spec your Tarmac Rally coilover for the STARION WELDING and configure yours below.