OK - springs have settled, and drop currently measures 1.25" front and rear.
"Before" measurement from hub to fender lip was 14.5" front and rear, and now it's 13.25". A bit more drop than I anticipated (since the springs are spec'd at a 0.85" drop), but I do like how it looks...
Ride is still pretty decent - definitely firmer than stock, but not teeth-rattling stiff. Handling feels a bit better overall (I have an appointment for an alignment (and a baseline dyno!) in a couple of weeks, so I'm still not really pushing it). A very noticeable (and a bit unexpected) difference was how much less movement there seems to be when accelerating / shifting up. I didn't feel like it was oscillating front/rear on the stock springs and thought it was just driveline slop because the motor mounts were too soft (it was sloppy enough to trigger the traction control at times), but it is a VERY noticeable improvement in this behaviour, so perhaps it was a bit more suspension-related than I thought. Might make me rethink whether to spend the money on the STI motor and transmission mounts...
Needs a wash, but here are some pics since it was a nice sunny day today!
Front 3/4 view:
Rear 3/4 view:
Side View:
