[Frank Lee]

I'll try... I found out how what appears to be a nice level spot on a concrete slab isn't. By that I mean you can't do before/after lowering measurements from, say, the bumper to the slab and get a decently accurate value; those slabs are wavy. You have to measure from, say, the top of the tire to the fenderwell or some such.

IIRC I lowered it 2" so basically 2 x (tire width in inches x 2) /144 = Af reduction in sq. ft. There may be some additional reduction via the better tucked-in lower control arms too but I haven't looked at that recently.

Incidentally I lowered the car about 14 years ago and kept it that way. It got all new struts at the same time as the cut springs. I did experiment with different front roll bar strengths/thicknesses (I have three of the common ones) and decided to stay with the stock one as I couldn't discern any cornering improvement with the strongest bar but it did induce more ride chop. I installed the softest bar in a 4-door a/t Tempo and 14" wheels (softer bar than stock and larger tires than stock) and that one rides like a Cadillac.

P.S. The new struts were stock-type replacements. They've held up and work just fine.