hvmercy,

were the pads you chosen came stock with the car? or you bought them new when you took stock springs out?

as I said, your drop is just what I wanted. subtle drop to eliminate SUV look but to keep ride quality.

I guess your car is pre 98. having ugly black lower sides just like mine

I'll use your car as benchmarking on how low I want to go.
I'll be on stock shocks for now. they're still ok and I don't know what I'm gonna do with them if I changed them. so I"ll just finish them and get bilstein sport in the future. hope they hold at least 2 yrs down the road.