Above is quick overview of the process. Below is a step-by-step guide on what I did...

Watch the video I made showcasing my coil-over set up on YouTube .

1. The stock springs sit on top of a very large perch:

2. When removed each spring is very wide and short (when compressed):

3. This is the stock MacPherson strut without spring:

4. Coil-overs can be used to re-adjust ride-height without the need to change springs:

5. Initially I placed the coil-overs on top of the stock struts but that only gave me 1 inch of wheel travel:

6. This was due to the fact that the spring-perch sits on top of the wheel:

7. My cousin and I began to remove the spring perch in order to lower where the coil-over sits:

8. The stock strut minus the perch:

9. With it removed the coil-over sits dramatically lower:

10. Luckily they make 2.5 inch diameter springs which just barely clear my 18x7.5 inch rims:

11. Here is a better view:

12. This is what the vehicle looked like when lowered over 5 inches in front on stock wheels:

13. After some time I decided to change my original pair of coil-over springs with a softer taller pair:

14. The finished product:

15. With the coil-overs installed I was able to maintain a softer/smoother ride 5.45 inches below the stock ride height all without much sacrificing wheel travel:

More images of my coil-over setup can be seen here: 8/21/01 3/05/02 8/23/02 and 3/30/04-10/25/04 .