thanks for the info so far.
@ rocketman, i was thinking of only getting the springs and sleeves and using the oem struts. thing is i hit the curb last week in the rain, so i need to change the front left strut, and thought that once i am doing that, i can just as well put in some new lowering coils etc.
so yes, planning on using the oem struts. and i am pretty much used to a rough ride, so that wont bother me, as long as i can use them and they drop my car a bit.
the problem is, as you say, i should be looking into the something from the mazda BF chassis from 86-89, however i cant find anything on ebay.
so which cheap kit are you using exactly from the honda civic, i saw some for an insane cheap price of $15 on ebay. what year, model etc do i have to look out for? as i said, just dont want to spend too much money at the beginning, and also dont care too much bout ride smoothness, but prefer a bit of lowering.
and with the civic kit, do you have to do any mods or anything, if you want to use them with the oem struts? because here in australia i hardly have any tools at the uni, so it would be awesome if its just as simple as buy and install??