okay, well apparently the prev. owner wanted to lower the car but didn't have the $ so he gettoed it. The mechanic said it won't affect anything, but in your opinion, considereing limited funds, should i bother getting them replaced with the shocks or will it not really matter or affect anything? I realize it's an improper mod, but how much are new springs? The labor is prolly gonna suck too. I think i am gonna get the tokico hp, found some on ebay for 275. They're gonna charge 450 to install all 4 shocks, and i'm gonna go ahead and fix some of the power steering leaks by having them install a NA pump and eliminate the HICAS. That's another 650. The other problems i listed earlier i haven't even gotten an estimate for yet. So if i get some of thoes problems fixed i'll be looking at an upwards of $2,000. Again, thanks for the input, i really appreciate it!!
P.S. after this i'll have spent about $8,000 on my z. i really love it but i feel i'm getting to the point of diminishing returns. just curious about comments on that. i really love the car and i don't wanna sell it and buy like an acoord or some lame shit. anyways, again thanks for the advice for the young z. also, my dad is getting my 86 300zx turbo's exhaust bolts that were broken off in the manny removed by his friend, so hopefully that'll be on the road soon too, maybe i'll be able to sell it for some repair money.