Ha, call that short! 5'5, now that's short! Paddling the bike around is a challenge, I try not to do this if at all possible. I really don't want to lower the bike and I think I will find it to be ok as is. There is a couple of notches on the pre-load still available but will have to see how the static and dynamic sag looks first. (I'm pretty light, so that may help(or hinder!))
I know what you mean about riding looser and slides being less scary than on a sports bike. I am looking forward to learning to drift it! :-)