I'm driving ae111 96' (ae110), im using GAB SA series absorber for 2 yrs already, it's still good condition I guess. It's cost me rm8xx 2 yrs ago. My gab is on stock spring & 205/45/16, it's still can handle up to 170km/h.
My opinion, if you're not planing to change to spring with low budget(within 1k), and want to improve the car handling, you can choose any local sport absorber like Gab, kyb, improve & ... Sport absorber doesn't very stiff without lowered spring. Stiff it's really depend on the owner.
But original corolla suspension setup, the gap between wheel & chasis, front side is higher than rear, it's doesn't sporty look, I really dun like it. For me, I will go on high/low & soft/hard adjustable kit. Titan shock is good but it's in KL, it's recommended by local racer/drifter. The only choice for me is HWL or Titan at the moment. Forget about Tein or CUSCO since it's expensive, you wouldn't need it if you're not a hardcore driver.
My fren just changed HWL high/low & soft/hard on his EG with B18C few months ago, it cost below rm2.5k, so far not complain and satisfied him.