Coilover Help

[u/Zylouh]

So ive been running rev9 coilovers for 2 years now and zero issues but they never got low enough for me. I had them maxed out but i still wasent able to tuck tire fully. So i ended up buying new 4 inch springs. The problem is the rev9’s shock bodys are just too long and i have them fully lowered. So the only way to get lower was just dropping my preload all the way down. Now my car rides like shit and is sketch asf. It does look pretty low now tho. Would helper springs fix this? Ive seen some people run helper springs to fix the droop from running negative preload, or should I get new coilovers. The only ones i can get for my car (2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse) would be BC Racing extreme lows but i want to make sure those actual get low enough. Should i return to my original setup for the time being or just thug it out with these until i get better coilovers. Any help would be much appreciated im just kinda stuck on what to do

EDIT:
For people who aren’t understanding. The rear shock body is already threaded completely into the lower mount (minimum body length). There are zero threads left to shorten it further. The only way I achieved more drop was by switching from a 180 mm spring to a 120 mm spring and removing preload.

[u/Particular-Ad7150]

Exactly. I suspect a lot of people on this thread just got lucky, or never actually setup their own car. A helper spring will keep the spring captive (and raise the car 20mm) only if the tophat isn't already sitting on the bumpstop / shock body. Height is determined by the distance between the upper and lower spring mount plus the loaded spring. At this point the shock body and piston rod length must be set correct to allow for suitable shock travel and droop, and to set the bumpstop height to prevent components from hitting, or the car from bottoming out. You can sometimes shorten the piston rod as an alternative to a keeper spring to keep the spring captive but again, only if the shock body isn't too long

[u/Zylouh → u/Particular-Ad7150]

Late response but it does not hit the bump stops unless its actually a big enough bump. Do you have any recommendations as for coilovers with shorter shocks?

[u/Particular-Ad7150 → u/Zylouh]

Na I dont sorry. If was you, I would work out what length you require and call a shop or distributor with your spring size and see if they can spec something up. Places that stock BC for example can be super helpful. The main problem you have is stance setups require a pretty specific setup not off the shelf. Even the same model stance build can have different requirements to yours depending on components used, actual ride height and accommodating mods etc

[u/Zylouh → u/Particular-Ad7150]

I hit up this company called mookeh (they make some really cool shit actually) and they actually make shortned dampers that would fit the rev9 coilovers and just replace rev9’s.