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Hey man, sounds like you got some fun ahead of ya. Well, a friend of mine and I were in the same predicament about a year ago. Only we were installing springs instead of struts, but it's basically the same procedure. It definitely wasn't fun, but it was well worth saving 200 bucks. It took us, (being our first time at anything like this), all day and into the night! We had no idea what we were doing.
The procedure itself is hard to explain without showing you or with the help of pictures, but once you take the wheel off and start looking at all that is involved in holding the strut assembly in place, you can kind of get the idea. I'm not too sure how much the suspension has changed from the 1990 model to the 1994, but I doubt it is too much so here is a basic list of what needs to be removed...
There are 2 bolts that hold the brake line to the strut
There is one (pain in the bum) bolt that holds the strut assembly to the wheel part of the car
There is one bolt that holds the actual strut to the Y shaped piece at the bottom
And there are the bolts that hold the top of the strut in place, (under the hood for the front), (behind the back seat in the rear).
Being that your car is 13 years old I'm not sure how much luck you'll have though. When we did my car the front was easy, but when we got to the back the huge bolt at the bottom wouldn't go anywhere. We broke 2 sockets trying to get it off. Eventually I had to go to my uncle's garage and knock it out with a torch and an air chisel.
I'd say give it a shot, and get a friend to help you out, but don't expect to be completely successful.
As far as the lowering springs are concerned, it would definitely be easiest to do both at the same time. If you post some pictures, or e-mail me some pictures of what you want your car to look like, I can suggest some good lowering springs for you.
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