Well I have been pugging away with the coilover swap. I ended up getting the economy coilovers, they were $100 cheaper. The difference is they are not adjustable for rebound and compression, but they can lower your ride by 3". My hope is that will be enough without buying drop spindles.
I think this is some kind of madness, it started with just a swap of parts and now I am sandblasting and chassis coating the a arms, bought a press and a bubble caster camber gauge!
Mac