Shocks are spring stabilizers, and that only. They control bound and rebound not ride hight. Your tires are rubbing due to them being an incorrect offset. Also having the rear of the car sitting that high will effect the steering. How is the front tire wear? I'll bet it wasn't aligned in it's present stance. No offense, but that reminds me of how we use to have our cars sit in the '70's. It reeked havoc on front tire wear and handling. But we looked cool.