So did you ditch the radius arms?
Main reason I ask why coilovers is, there's really no need to spend the money on coilovers if you really don't need or won't use the performance abilities of a coilover. At the end of the day, you could be $1500 into a properly tuned set of coilovers for the front of your rig.
I'm running 2 5/8", 14" C/Os on the front of my rig, 150x14 over 200x16 springs, with about 1.5" of preload. This gives me 50/50 droop/up travel. I'm only using the springs to give me the ride height that I want and to provide Constant Spring pressure through the shocks travel. I will use the shock valving to control dampening forces.
Biggest things you need to consider on shock size is placement, ride height, up and down travel. This will dictate what length coilover you will need. Also, most will tell you that you need a 2.5" coilover.
Oh, and the wife is doing well, we just gave birth to our daughter a few weeks ago.
