I cut a ring off the front coils on mine also, but will say that it crowds the front geometry a tad. If you want level, you could do a 2/4 drop with springs, & can probably keep stock lenght shocks. At the rear, you might use a shock relocator kit to stand the shocks back up some, & may need an adj panhard bar to center the rear diff after the drop. good luck,crazyL
