I measured it again today using a tape measure from ground to the top of the fender well. I used a level to make sure the tape measure is standing at 90 deg. from the ground. I found the difference was only approx 1/16" which I can comfortably attribute to margin of error.

I drove my car thru canyons this morning, making some hard left & right turns. I didn't feel any noticeable difference in the way it drove. My theory is this might have finally caused the springs to settle down. Although I've had the H&R's installed about 1k miles ago, my car is a weekend driver and rarely get to stretch her legs often enough.

 

mine didn't settle for a while. 300 miles maybe.