Madison,
If you truly want cheap shocks investigate the 1st gen toyota echo and bmw e30 shocks. Its been a long time since i was researching this subject but both of these cars are pretty close to a bolt in deal. I downloaded a MONROE fitment guide pdf and just removed a factory shock for the measurements, About a year ago.
I have these
https://m.summitracing.com/parts/kon-80-2827spt installed in my car but I'm still working out some of the finer details.
They require 3 things to fit,
1. A bushing for the bottom bolt
2. Shave of the bump stop
3. A droop limiter so you don't launch your spring under jounce
Don't ask for an opinion yet because i haven't got the drop stops finished yet so i haven't been driving the car around, other than preliminary testing. I'm hoping for slightly stiffer dampening because when i go camping i really load the car down and the factories simply aren't up to the task to control the weight.
Conversly, if you give me a little bit (i'm in no rush, with a lot of irons in the fire..) and these work out to my liking, i will be putting my factory shocks up for sale cheaply.