Thanks, guys. really good insight about the pros and cons of going in several directions. You do bring up a good question, though: if the AFX spindles can fit in the budget, does it make a world of difference even on a car used mostly on the street? Lets say the control arms (uppers or uppers/lowers) and coil overs get installed. 12:1 steering box goes in. Maybe even do the g-mod, do $800 spindles make that much of a difference or is it a slight increase in performance?
I guess my research would be a whole lot easier if there were more opportunity to feel all of these parts in action. Since there isn't, I'll keep asking questions.

Thanks again!