Yes they do fit, its a really tight fit and the spring compressers will have to be done up quite tight to get the bolt on the top, but it can be done.

I did it by accident (wasn't thinking :P) and yeah....what should have been a 3" drop ended up being higher then what it was before.

Your springs are what? 3" drop? You should be sitting on the top of the wheel, so there is definetly something wrong.

VTEC: A 3" drop of stockies sits the gaurd right on the tread.