I went a bit further then most people making my 96 2-door a safe dd.
1" wheel spacers, I liked my current rims and 1.5" spacers were to wide
Rear Anti-Sway bar
1" Spring spacer in the rear
Grand Vitara Front Springs
Bilstein Shocks and Struts with 3/4" front strut spacer.
235/75 R15 Toyo All Terrains
The ride is nice and tight, the rear end will kick out before she feels unstable. If the alignment is off at all it will dart from lane to lane on the freeway without hesitation, or any prodding. I used to run a spring spacer up front, but find that the GV springs are a much better ride. With the heavy duty struts, the rear spacer, the sway bar and heavy duty front springs I find that the ride is a little to rough at times, my next upgrade will be to get some OME springs and see if that hits the sweet spot for handling and a sports car feel.
Sadly you need to sacrifice one to get the other, unless you are going to swipe an active suspension system from a much newer car.