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Old 02-24-2011, 07:31 AM   #19
lolife99
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Re: Summit lowering springs

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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter View Post
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.
Thanks for the reply Tx.
I value your opinion, as well as SCOTI's and other's here.
Now it sound's like it's boiling down to just the 3" spings,... period?
Or just this Ground Force/Summit brand of 3" spring?

I too have run stock "cut" springs with a 3" drop.
I've also trimmed 2" drop springs to create a 3" drop.
I have a set of these Summit 3" drop springs in my red '69 right now.
(I've only driven it about 50 miles, though)

Just trying to understand, if it's just these springs or all factory manufactured 3" drop springs that everyone hates?
Sounds like the Summit brand is out.
What about other brands?
Any other members, running 3" drop springs,... want to chime in?
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