seriously, the blues are not bad at all. i think the prokits will match with the blues very well. i have the shocks and all of the bouncing that people talk about are false. i mean it does get bouncy sometimes, but that true of every shock. i think people just want to justify the amount of money spent on their expensive parts and so they have to compare it with something cheaper. obviously konis are better than the blues but with a prokit drop, the blues will more than suffice. however, if you do plan to drop your car more than 1.7 than i would suggest you go with the konis. most people who hate the blues hate them because they match them with the wrong springs (like they want to slam their car with race springs but realize they dont have enough for the right shocks to match so they get the blues and complain about it later), but both of your spring choices will go well with the blues.