it's funny you guys talk about cutting springs..... a good friend of mine has an 89 n/a mr2.... he bought it with cut springs and stock struts. My mr2 has eibach springs and kyb inserts..... his car sits lower than mine, handles better than mine, is stiffer than mine, and rides pretty damn smooth.
i'm considering throwing stock springs (cut) back onto my ae92 just for driving around (yes, i do have aftermarket parts).