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My suggestion. Do the seat first and see how it fits you.
Lowering the suspension should always be a last resort. Why? Well not only are you sacrificing travel, but you can also alter the chassis setup and potentially change the way the bike rides and handles in negative ways. Maintaining the rake and trail of the front suspension is a big part of that.
As far as the rear shock, measure the distance from the swing arm pivot center to the lower shock mount bolt centerline in the swing arm (draw an imaginary vertical line perpendicular to the swing arm and measure to that point). Measure the distance of the lower shock bolt center to the center of the swing arm. Then measure the distance from the pivot to the axle center. Finally, find the angle of the shock from vertical. You don't have to be super precise, but try to be as accurate as you can.
After that remove the shock and measure the following:
Length from center to center of the bolt holes for the mounts.
The type and width of the shock mounts (post a picture if you arent sure what type they are.)
With that info we can do some math and figure out some options for you. If you are wondering why I am having you do all of this, the reason is simple. It's something known as motion ratio. The wheel travels a greater distance than the shock does through the arc of travel. If we are wanting to lower the bike, then we want to lower the height of the wheel in relation to the bike. A 2 inch shorter shock might lower the bike 3 inches, just as an example.
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