1. coilovers have revolver tops, it's simply a case of spinning the alloy hats (which are offset properly as rear coilovers must be) onto the tops and putting the bolt through the strut tower and into the hat.
nothing scary about them, infact, i'd prefer it than elongating the top hole, and you'd get better spring captivity. anthony has had them for a while in his gold car.
2. knuckles are cool, being one piece machined and all