do I need new struts when lowering?

I want to lower my 99 GS but I dont want to spend all kinds of money. Do I "NEED" to buy new new struts or will my stock ones work? Also does anyone have any suggestions on a cheap but good brand, Im not spending the money on Eibach. I have seen some cheaper springs, Dropzone, Sprint, Goldline....What about these?

Your stock struts will last 3-4 monthes. then you will NEED to replace them

you wont need to get struts that early but yes you will need to get some. Ive had mine lowered for 4 months now and im still fine. But i will need them soon and will be gettin some. But i dont know which ones. Any suggestions?

Your stock struts will last 3-4 monthes. then you will NEED to replace them

LMAO, nice reply chris :lol:

You will need new shocks at some point whenever you lower the car, mainly due to the increased spring rate. The stock units WILL fail. Even if the owner of the car doesnt know what to look for and thinks they are fine (very very common). The bottom line is this. Its more effective to replace the shocks at the same time you do the springs for several reasons. One, why do all that labor twice. Two, if you buy them both you can assemble the new shock and spring and replace the whole "unit" which is much easier. I bought new uppper mounts as well when I did mine so I didnt even have to dissasemble the stock units which means no danger of flying springs, and I can always go back to stock any time. There are a couple ways to go about this project, make sure you are aware of all of them before you make a decision :)

also if you do the springs now and the shocks later you have to pay for two alignments

unless you want to be buying new tires real fast and have a car that handles like shit get it aligned at the same time as you lower it

Thats a good point too. Specifically ask the tech to give you zero for front toe. ANY toe out will scrub the tread off the inside of the tires. Most poeple blame the negative camber, which is also at fault. But with zero toe I can run over 3 degrees negative with no unusual tire wear, and I am going on two years/70k miles on these tires with all the abuse I give them.

yea i would get new ones if i was you