My car doesn't look any lower than in the pics posted. Mostly I notice the rubbing when tearing around corners or big bumps. No way would I wast my money on cheap coilovers...you do get what you pay for, I know from years of experience. As far as chiseling your control arm, I don't know anything about that...where did you chisel it? Sounds kinda dangerous if you ask me. I installed some skunk 2 adjustables.
I used the bump stops that came with the shocks as directed by the instructions. How did you cut them?