You're on the right track! My car was in almost the same situation this time last year. My first upgrades were a Hotchkis front bar,replaced drag shocks with just 17$ monroes and even with big'n'littles it was a dramatic improvement accross the board. Then went with 18" wheels and tires and ditch ss springs for ct springs and its a completely different car waaaaay more fun to drive and I'm far from done.