XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mitsubishi ECLIPSE 2000-2006

The third-generation Eclipse carries its mass over the nose and then asks the same two front tyres to both steer and put the power down. That is the front-wheel-drive drag racer’s central problem, and it is the one the XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Mitsubishi Eclipse 2000-2006 is built around. What happens in the first sixty feet decides the run.

This is not a fast-road set softened for comfort. It is configured for the 0-400 metre discipline, where launch behaviour matters far more than how the car rides to the meet. The settings exist to manage how the Eclipse loads and unloads its axles off the line, not to flatter it through a roundabout.

What this coilover does for your 2000-2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Set up correctly, the kit keeps the Eclipse’s driven front wheels planted as the clutch drops, cutting the wheelspin and axle hop that bleed torque away before it reaches the tarmac. The adjustable platform lets you set a launch-friendly rake, weighting the front contact patches so they bite instead of skating. Bringing the height down lowers the centre of gravity and tidies how the car settles after the hit. Through the traps, the firmer control steadies the chassis so the Eclipse tracks straight at terminal speed rather than wandering. Every adjustment is one you can read back off the timing slip.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Drag Racing coilover specifically for the 0-400 metre run, with configurations for front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive cars so the setup matches where the power actually goes down. The governing idea is weight management: the coilover is tuned to shift load between the front and rear axles during launch and acceleration, biasing it toward the driven wheels. On a front-wheel-drive Eclipse that means forcing greater compression into the front tyres at the moment it counts, loading the rubber so it digs in. The result is less idle wheel time off the line – fewer revs wasted spinning instead of driving – and a more stable car as speed builds toward the end of the run. Spring rates and damping are chosen for repeatable launches and straight-line composure, not for circuit versatility or daily ride quality.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi Eclipse (2000-2006)

This kit is mapped to the third-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse, chassis code MT15, spanning the 2000 to 2006 model years. It suits the front-wheel-drive platform this generation ran on, including the cars carrying the 6G72 V6 up front. Confirm your chassis code and build year against the listing before ordering.

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Set your launch height and damping to suit your Eclipse and your local strip – configure yours below.