I have the stock seats and the seats I have out of an '03 are almost 2" higher. It is impossible to cycle the clutch and not have your leg catch the bottom of the steering wheel. I'm taller than 6'2" so I doubt I could drive my car at the track with a helmet anymore.
I can see from the pics you have an automatic so this probablly isn't a big deal for you.
I wouldn't consider 5'10" "real short" but I doubt many guys over 6 ft would be comfortable in my car. These seats are from a 94 and when next to the stock bottoms they definitely aren't 2 inches taller. By the way, that's not me in the pic with the seat, that's my buddy that helped me get everything in and he's a bit shorter than me.