Lowering Woes, And shock questions Options

[Coomer]

Before my car went into the body shop, I had some super high coilovers installed on it. They slammed the car so that it was probably about 2-2.5" below stock height, and the ride was really bouncy and bottomed out on everything. Last night I raised it up once I got the car out of the body shop, so now it's about stock height. The car doesn't bottom out, but the ride is still pretty bouncy though. It's definitely a lot bouncier than stock, even though it's about at stock height. It makes me wish that I hadn't lowered the car at all in the first place, at least not until I could afford new shocks to handle the drop.

I want to get some new shocks fairly soon, and I was considering Koni Yellows, so I did some research and found that they cost $300-400 just to install them! I was wondering if any shock is going to cost that much to install, or if it's just the Konis. Also, is there an alternative to the Koni Yellows that provides close to the same handling, but without adjustability(Or the higher price tag.) Thanks!

[Coomer]

Just wanted to mention that it seems like the springs/coilovers settle over time. In the beginning my ground controls were REALLY bouncy, but now they are much better. I still make a concious effort to drive on good roads and slow down for bumps, but other than that its a pretty good ride. Also re: Koni yellows. I hear only good things about them. But keep in mind they are about 600 for a set, and install will be another 300. Thats almost a grand just for the shocks, but let me reiterate from what I hear they are well worth it.

Do you know if all new shocks are going to cost around that much to install? Is it the same installation procedure for all shocks, or are the Konis harder to install?