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Adjustable rebound rates aren't really. The adjustability is mainly to allow one shock to work with several spring rates, to broaden the applicability of a coilover design.
The adjustability of the rebound force is intended to be varied no more than a click or two or three for most applications. The entire adjustment range isn't intended to be used for one spring rate.
Even if jounce is also adjustable you cannot expect every setting to work. Again, the spring rate pretty much determines the effective or usable adjustment range on your shocks.
Once the sweet spot has been found you don't adjust them ever again.
You may have two or three sweet spots if you track the car at different tracks but most likely you will have a street setting and a track setting, max.
For wet or cold weather you would probably use your street setting, or close to it, even for the track.
Lowering the car is also over rated. Unless you are prepared to adjust the alignment and maybe even fit different adjustable alignment components, you can make your car handle pretty much the same at factory ride height as you might by a one inch drop. Indeed, unless the alignment is also adjusted when you change ride height you are likely going to be slower lower.
"Handling" mod money goes into tires first, then lighter wheels, then higher temperature brake pads and then when all that is optimized add coilovers and try out the suitable range of settings both for ride height and shock rates. The factory boys do a great job with the stock set up. Except for the crapola stock tires of course....
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