1967 c10 spring and shock set up

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i have a 67 c10 and i recently purchased 3' lowered coil springs. i have 2.5 drop spindles and stock shocks. i removed the old coil springs which were poorly cut by the previous owner. i put the new coil springs in and they still dont fit quite right. my stepfather says that the shocks shouldnt be an issue because there should be some pressure on the springs without the shocks and that they should fit. i bought the springs from brotherstrucks.com

also anyone know the stock front spring height