cutting springs will give you a really floaty ride unless you actually got harder springs and cut them. The original struts are not sport at all - cant help that, you can however look for replacement cartridges (be sure to use half a cup of ATF in the strut housing before installing the cartridge otherwise the unit will overheat and blow out.
For ball joints etc. buy genuine 555 items and some grease nipples, the 555 units are shipped DRY and it is necessary to remove the blind plugs, insert the grease fitting, pump grease till the boots are swollen, remove grease fitting and install the plug back immediately are installing on the car. Be sure to use HD chassis recommended grease, The grease should have a GC rating or GC-LB rating. Dont use general MP grease as it cannot survive the hammering as the joint works.
Most failures of new suspension items in Karachi that I saw were due to this little fault. Mechanics assumed the joints are full of grease while the oil stuck to it was actually just an antirust coating. It was mandatory to remove it and pump it full of grease, it used to take a about 4 or 5 pumps. Repeat every 6 months to keep them in good shape.
