hey i was like that too... i jsut went patient and saved up... you can have a decent suspension for less than 400..... i dont know any local shop around your city.... but you can look at summit and get KYB GR2's unfortunately they are only an upgrade to gas shocks from the stocks and arent adjustables....
they go for aroun 207 shipped.. free shipping from summitracing.com
http://www.machiii.net for TEINS i believe they offer free shipping.... i dont know how much the Springs for they differ from site to site....
hope that helps.. i had that setup btw for about 50 miles before i got hit... it went pretty good....