I would also wait until you have the springs and the shocks, so you only have to do the install once instead of twice.

Also, I don't reccomend running on stock shocks with lower, stiffer springs. Eventually they'll break, it might be a month, or two years for some people, but they will.

Don't forget, after you lower a car you need to have an alignment done. You are changing the geometry of the suspension setup, so the camber, caster, toe in and toe out will change. You need to re-aling the car to get it back the way it should be.

With an independent suspension car, as the suspension travels through full bump and full droop, the camber, toe in, ect.. all change. So, if you lower your car, you are forcing the suspension to be in a position which it normally is under bump. The camber, toe in and such will also be in this new position all the time, which the car isn't designed to be in. Your ride quality will not be as good as it should be, the car could "track" funny on the highway, and you'll wear your tires out faster.

"Tutto fa brodo."

Todd Scungio
98 RS
15.173 @ 90.70 MPH

And also a 2011 Ralliart