“Budget” Suspension Build Input

I'd rather have good shocks with rubber and stock strut rods than cheap shocks on poly bushes.

I had cheap Napa shocks on my car when I bought it and swapping them for a set of Viking double adjustables was a night and day difference.
I’m with you—I halfway figured I could swap to nicer shocks in a couple years, just knowing that was the item I skimped on.