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Originally Posted by lolife99
Just curious why everyone hates the 3" springs?
The ride should be fine, with the correct drop shocks, and trimmed bumpstops.
The height of the crossmember from the ground, is the real issue.
I see tons of members install a 3/5 "spring only" drops on their trucks, because it's an affordable drop.
No one complains about the ride quality.
BUT,... when you add a 3" front spring to a drop spindle,... everyone acts like it's some kind of voodoo!
Anyone going with an 5"-6" front drop has to realize there are going to be issues with the inner fenders, front tire height, and speed bumps.
So what's all the ride quality concerns?
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You see the springs I posted in the pics above. They were 3 inch drop springs. They rode the worst of any spring I have ever owned and I have owned many, many, many lowered trucks. It was so bad I replaced them with different springs within a few weeks. I ran them with Doetsch Tech lowered shocks and no bumpstops.
That said, it was the spring itself that was the problem. I can cut a stock spring 1 coil to get 3 inch drop and it rides fine, but those custom 3 inch springs are way too stiff.
I will never buy another set of 3 inch lowering springs after that. If I want three inch drop I'll modify the stock springs. Scoti warned me about this and he was 100 percent right.