>I want to lower my '97 Esi too, like 1.5"
>Will that eventually blow out my shocks?

If they are stock, probably

>Should I save
>myself the pain and just do the shocks and springs at the
>same time?

Most definetely. That will save you the time and energy of ripping apart your suspension twice.

>And about the whole blown shock argument... Shocks and
>struts are Dampeners, which means they dampen the bounce
>created by the springs.

Yup

>Without that dampening, the springs would just
>oscillate (bounce) forever, especially on Detroit roads!!

Yup again

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