i dont believe it ruins it, it just wears it out a bit faster depending on driving style...

one can either opt to switch out the springs and shocks at the same time,
save your stockies for a rainy day, or sell them;

or just do springs and milk the stock shocks for your moneys worth
and replace them when their time is due (granted they are in good condition to begin with )
^^my current plan

 

i have a set of koni yellows and espelirs sitting ni my garage right now waiting to be installed. i chose the espelirs because they've gotten pretty good feedback from the s2ki community and because they are made from Mackin Industries...

 

I only drive the car on the weekends... how much koni yellow's cost? Im unsatisfied for the front.. its 2 finger gap... and the rear has one finger gap.