XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Ford PROBE 1989-1992

The first-generation Ford Probe sits on Mazda’s GD platform, which means underneath the wedge-shaped Dearborn styling you have a transverse-engined front-driver that responds the way a tuned MX-6 does – willing to rotate on a trailing throttle but quick to wash wide on worn factory struts. By 1989-1992, every surviving FO16 Probe is running suspension components decades past their service life, and the difference a properly damped coilover makes on this chassis is night and day.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport for the Probe is the fast-road-with-occasional-circuit-day pick in the catalogue. It swaps the soft, collapsing 80s-spec struts for a height-adjustable, 36-way damped setup that lets you set the car up for a B-road blast on Saturday and a Castle Combe session on Sunday without touching the spanners between them.

What this coilover does for your 1989-1992 Ford Probe

On a 30-plus-year-old Probe, the most immediate change is body control. Replace the tired OE damping with the Super Sport and the front end stops diving into roundabouts and the rear stops floating over mid-corner bumps. The 36-way damping range is the headline spec – wind it soft for daily driving and the car stays compliant over UK B-road surfaces; wind it firmer and the front-wheel-drive Probe holds a flatter attitude through faster sweepers, which translates into earlier throttle application on corner exit. Height adjustment lets you drop the nose to close the gap between tyre and arch without resorting to spring chops, and the result is a Probe that looks how the GT brochure photos always promised it would.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s dual-purpose damper – engineered for owners who want one car that works for the commute and for weekend track use. 36-way dampening adjustment gives a genuine usable range between supple and firm, so the same hardware can be soft enough to absorb broken tarmac and stiff enough to support the chassis under load. Ride height is independently adjustable, which means corner weights and stance can be set without affecting damper travel. The internals are tuned to take the edge off rough surfaces rather than transmit every imperfection – a key point for a UK car that will spend most of its life on patched A-roads. It is built to handle weekend racing and daily driving from the same set of struts.

Fitment for the Ford Probe (1989-1992)

Direct fit for the first-generation Ford Probe, chassis code FO16, model years 1989 through 1992. The kit suits the Mazda GD-platform Probe across the range.

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