Thanks for all the help guys, these are great suggestions. Hopefully I'll be able to get it aligned correctly this weekend, and not by the guys at tire discounters. hopefully I'll be able to find a good local shop that I can work with a bit to make sure it's right. Then I will finally be able to enjoy my new wheels and tires in all their glory.
@quick68bird, I have noticed the "driving over" the sidewall effect that you mentioned before, I hoped lower profile and wider tires would help remedy it. Is there any other way that you know of to help that out? I have been thinking about joining the local SCCA and racing a bit for shits and gigs, but I wouldn't want to excessively wear my tires (more).
BTW, I agree, 26 inch tires on the front seems to fill out the wheel wells just perfectly.