I did a search and found out something odd... the skunk 2 and APC coilovers have similar if not identical spring rates. You say my coilover suspension isn't geared for performance when I say they ride excellent, so by your reasoning APC coilovers make you car handle just as well as skunk 2? You car HAS to ride like ass to handle well? I keep my struts on their softest setting because I drive over an hour 1 way to my job, on weekends I turn the struts about 8 clicks in the front and 5 clicks in the rear, then the ride becomes very stiff, the car "feels" better in the turns. Also, my cheap full threaded body coilover system w/ adjustable struts will probably outhandle a LOT of cars on the street, but simply because it says OBX people assume that they are cheap.
Kinda like saying APC/ dropzone/ etc is equal to Skunk 2 coilovers simply because they have a high spring rates and ride very stiff...I consider coilover in general CHEAP, unless you change to strut and match the springs w/ a performance strut, you basically just damage you factory strut, make you car ride like ****, but think it'll be the **** on the street, I've installed more bull**** coilover systems than I can count, and they are all the same when you get down to it, high spring rate (so they don't collapse from holding up soo much weight and being sooo short), adjustability (which is helpful), and poor ride quality caracteristics.
Springs=decent ride, no adjustability, still needs a good perf. strut
Coilovers=poor ride, very adj, still needs a good perf. strut
threaded body coilover suspension w/ adj struts=good ride when desired through adj, struts, high spring rate for needed handling, very adj.
Need I say more???
Also if I have misquoted ANY information, please correct me, but have some backup, I'm just trying to get the BEST info for the original thread poster to help his decision.