XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda ACCORD CA1/2/3/4/5/6 1985-1989

The third-generation Accord arrived with double wishbones at all four corners – a quietly radical choice for a mid-80s family saloon, and the reason a CA-chassis Accord still feels composed on a B-road when the factory dampers are fresh. Forty years on, they almost never are. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover gives a 1985-1989 Accord CA1/2/3/4/5/6 back the body control its wishbones were designed to translate, without turning a Sunday driver into a kidney-rattler on the M6.

This is the fast-road and weekend-track spec in the XYZ range, and it suits the CA platform’s character. The Accord of this era responds to small, deliberate damping changes; the 36-way adjustment here gives you the resolution to find a setting that copes with a poorly surfaced country lane on Saturday and a session at Cadwell on Sunday.

What this coilover does for your 1985-1989 Honda Accord

Tired OEM struts on a CA Accord let the body roll progressively until the outside front loads up and the car starts to wash wide; refresh the damping and the front wishbones can actually do their job, sharpening turn-in and settling the rear over mid-corner bumps. The Super Sport’s 36-way damping lets you firm things up for a track day without committing to a setting that will hammer your spine on broken tarmac the rest of the week. Ride-height adjustment lets you drop the car for a tucked stance over period-correct wheels while keeping enough travel for camber to work. Brake-dive is reined in, which matters on a chassis with relatively narrow tyres and modest stopping power – the front end stays flatter into the corner and the contact patch holds.

About the Super Sport coilover

Super Sport sits in the middle of XYZ Racing’s road-biased coilover range. It is built to remove the harshness that cheaper coilovers introduce on broken surfaces – the bump absorption is the headline trait, not just spring rate. Adjustable ride height is set at the lower mount, so you alter stance without sacrificing damper travel, and the 36-way damping knob covers everything from a compliant daily setting through to a firm circuit setup. Construction is suited to repeated heat cycles, which is what "fast-road plus weekend track" actually demands – a damper that recovers between sessions rather than fading as the oil heats. The remit is straightforward: one set of coilovers that genuinely covers commuting, B-road blasts, and an occasional sprint or trackday without re-valving.

Fitment for the Honda Accord (1985-1989)

This kit is matched to the third-generation Accord saloon, hatchback, and Aerodeck on the CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5 and CA6 chassis codes, model years 1985 to 1989. The kit covers the full CA platform spread regardless of trim; confirm your VIN-plate chassis code before ordering if your car has been imported.

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Pick your spring rate and damping spec in the configurator below.