IMO its worth it, and if you actually want to drive to their shop and pay cash, they will usually give some sort of break on the price.

but anyways...you have the mph to trap mid 11's

the ideal setup would be:

**Ford 9" or Dana 60 conversion. (3.73 gear, detriot locker, 35 or 37 spline axles should do fine)
**BMR adjustable torque arm and transmission mount relocation (some people have had problems cracking tranny cases)
**weld on LCA relocation brackets
**LCA's
**BMR's Subframes (no bolt on, just weld on, i've installed dozens and they have the easiest installation i've experienced)
**BIG tranny cooler (BAR AND PLATE!!)
**Put in a DSL while your at it, you'll thank yourself later when you have your driveshaft break.
** 28x9 ET Drag, shouldnt have to roll the fender well or anything with this tire, its about 27.3" tall

the QA1's are a very good shock, just remember physics of a car is a bit different then most are experienced with, some people think that the rear of the car squating on the tires is a good thing, that its putting extra weight on them for more traction. its actually not, your key focus needs to be antisquat, watch some properly setup cars sometime, like a stock class, the rear ends of the cars will actually raise up. the more adjustability you can get with your shocks the better. also, decide what this car will be to you, if its an all out track car, get a spring rate appropriate for what you want.

as for the brakes, i dont know what to tell you, i had a 93' and i had no issues with brakes what so ever, i had no problems making the 2nd turn off at BMP after coming through the traps at about 130, of course i usually just waited for the 3rd, no reason to go through pads that quickly.

also, 11.49 and quicker requires a cage, keep that into consideration for how fast you really wanna go. if you do want to do a cage, i prefer getting one from A.R.T. off 110th ave between 49th St and US19, they have alot of cages prefabbed and they are local and make about 2 bend days a week so you should only have to wait a few days at the most.