Thanks again Matt, for the good information. I'm learning a lot in this thread. I'm most likely going to go with the 1" bars from Just Suspension. Seems like everyone's had good luck with them. That's a good point about the weight reduction making the spring effectively have more rate.

I don't know if I'm going to go as far as weighing the car and measuring the springs rates at this point in time. That may be my next step if I decide to up the ante and go with better tires, a bigger front bar and the rear sway bar. If I can get in the ballpark of good handling it will be a major improvement over what I had. I think you guys have me on the right track now. I should start getting parts in today so I'll keep you updated on my progress.