Good job! Glad you got it done. Aren't you sorry now you waited so long?
A tight suspension really makes a difference with the amount of power these cars have. Next move, if you'll permit me to make a suggestion, should be the Whiteline bushing inserts.
Also, sorry to hear the spreader socket from ECS didn't work. Here's a (cheaper) possible alternative. Don't know if it's any better, but if the socket is known to be too small... I ordered one but haven't had the opportunity to use it on my strut mount project yet.
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-autotech.../10012411~aut/
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