I have a 2011 Lancer ES that I am wanting to do some suspension improvements to - primarily shocks/struts right now as they are giving out, and I am looking into sway bars for the near future. The car is my daily driver, used for work, but my goal is to build it to be able to do some occasional auto-cross racing as well as be able to handle some driving on dirt roads.

Because of this, and due to the new wheels and tires I bought last week, I am not wanting to lower it. I have done some research into Coilovers and it seems like the best concept for how I want it to handle, but it seems all Coilovers will lower the car. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want better than stock without lowering it, and I can’t afford air lifted right now. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.