My car is finally done, I had the subframe reinforced, new front LCA's installed along with the BAT kit with bilstein struts. The front is a half inch higher than stock and the rear is a quarter inch higher than stock. I think I remember reading another post where the same thing happened with bilstein struts. I'm assuming it just needs time to settle. I went with the bilsteins in order to minimize the drop, so I won't be devistated if the drop isn't that great. Also, compared to other svts, my car seemed to sit lower so I think the suspension was probably saging to begin with. I'll take some measurements around the 25th and post the drop numbers then, after it settled a bit.
And no...i did not cut the front bump stops...but if i understand things correctly, they have nothing to do with ride height