You don't want to pay the high$ labor at a dealership. Go to an independent garage, preferably one that has an alignment rack since you'll need an alignment after the install.
You won't sacrifice much ride quality but on the same note you won't much of a drop at all (read: hardly noticeable).
While the SPT springs will probably work with the stock struts, they're better suited to uprated ones.
Mike Shields at www.spdusa.com used to sell Eibach/spd tuning springs specifically for stock dampened struts but I believe he's no longer in business do to an illness. The springs had a .75" drop and would offer slight improvement. Do yourself a favor and get a bigger rear swaybar first (if you don't allready have one). It's the biggest
for the $ and is much easier to install than the springs.
Also, read all of the tech/tuning philosophy stuff on that page. While he may not currently be selling product and the prices/merchandise need updating Mike knows his stuff when it comes to suspension tuning.
You won't sacrifice much ride quality but on the same note you won't much of a drop at all (read: hardly noticeable).
While the SPT springs will probably work with the stock struts, they're better suited to uprated ones.
Mike Shields at www.spdusa.com used to sell Eibach/spd tuning springs specifically for stock dampened struts but I believe he's no longer in business do to an illness. The springs had a .75" drop and would offer slight improvement. Do yourself a favor and get a bigger rear swaybar first (if you don't allready have one). It's the biggest
for the $ and is much easier to install than the springs.Also, read all of the tech/tuning philosophy stuff on that page. While he may not currently be selling product and the prices/merchandise need updating Mike knows his stuff when it comes to suspension tuning.
