I would suggest you consider a few things if you want to go to coil-overs:
1-we have found that the stock control arm is not capable of holding the weight of the vehicle on the small stock shock mounting location unless material is added
2-a stock control arm will require you to use a very short stroke shock (unless you modify the upper frame mount)
3-if you lower the vehicle your ball joint and alignment angles can be off considerably
--Correctly designed tubular control arms fix these issues by providing a double shear coil over mount, drop the mounting location to allow a longer stroke shock, and correct any geometry that may be messed up when the vehicle is lowered. So they are not just for looks, unsprung weight, and deflection mitigation.
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