Cutting springs so that you end up with better handling is a tricky business. The first thing you ought to do is insure you have the smallest spring cap you can. I do not know if the springs on non turbo models are shorter or stiffer, but they certainly did the trick in my handling/high front end problems. I had a 80 wagon and it was much better handling at ALL speeds than my 82 wagon. I went to the junkyard got some 80 wagon front end springs and small end caps and had my indie swap them out. The car was a completely different animal after, and I really liked the results.