Nice Corolla hatchback
@Razor Ramon HG
Speaking from my own personal experience, albeit not a Mazda, I got a credit from a shop and had to spend it before the end of year, so I ended up getting H&R springs for my stock Corolla iM. Front MacPherson strut and multi-link rear suspension. Why not, right? But I was wrong.
Lowered it, had some fun with the car, but it really shortened the lifespan and reliability of the factory shocks. While the factory shocks did not fail (leak or explode) you could really tell it wasn't happy with the lowering springs anymore. In the end, I ended up having to switch out the factory shocks and springs, and and bought some Teins, which also aren't happy with the factory springs, hence why I asked whether you care about comfort. In the end, I regret lowering the car. I wished I just kept everything stock. Suspension can be a bit of a black magic for daily purpose enthusiasts.
I didn't explore the option of getting coilovers because lowering my car any further than the lowering springs themselves would end up scraping the underbody of my car and doing a lot of damage. Speed bumps are pretty serious here in Toronto. If you don't have an SUV, you will pretty much scrape everywhere. Fuck Toronto.