lowered...or offset?

With 4 people in the car it is going to sit lower but another thing that will lower it is the offset on the front wheels. They look like they are really shallow backspacing. My car sits lower with the 1 1/2" backspace 3 1/2" wide Alumastars than it does with 4" steel rims that have nearly 3" backspace. it puts the wheel further out and more leverage on the spring.... kind of like leaning back on a teeter-totter.