stock suspension questions?

Sorry but if you lower your car it's going to be a stiffer, bumpier ride... why does nobody realize this? If you arent willing to sacrifice a little bit of ride cushiness, then leave it stock.

Eibachs are pretty close to stock, but you can feel the difference (a little bumpier). Final is right, if you do not want to sacrifice ANY ride quality, then leave it stock. As far as the strut tower brace, I personally have had no problems, not sure how there could be a real problem caused by them. I haven't heard any other complaints either. When replacing springs, it's a good idea to replace struts, also. I personally did NOT replace mine, but this winter I will. I had just over 30,000 miles on my car when I replaced springs, now I have 46,000 miles. Would've been much easier to replace them when I had the damn thing torn apart in the first place. Oh well, live and learn.