Drop Spindles, LCA or Coil Springs

[Gator]

I need yalls opinion. What is the best way to lower the front of my truck 2” drop spindles, LCA or coil springs.
I am leaning toward springs due to the easy of installation. Some threads that I have read say spindles are better because they don’t effect suspension geometry and some say the opposite… either way I am sure an alignment would be in order.

If I go with springs which are better beltech or hotchkis and where would be a good place to but them.
Summit’s web page had 5 different p/n for the beltech coil spring and you can’t tell what the difference is according to their description.

[TxStVanWilder]

i used lower control arms from belltech, rides ALOT... let me say this again, it rides ALOT better than front springs

[misterp]

What year/model truck? 2WD or 4WD? Torsion bar or coil spring front?

On a coil spring vehicle I would use an engineered lowering/handling kit. But on my AWD SS I have torsion bars, so I bought the McGaughy's 2" drop spindles and HATE them, repeat again HATE them. I am changing mine out for DJM lower control arms, that is what I would recommend on a torsion bar truck.

Mr. P.

[ducky]

Ive got lower control arms and it rides awesome. I second the control arm

[Gator]

Thanks for the info guys.
also same question over at pt.net
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[badseed91]

Lower control arms because it doesnt shorten the distance your spring has available to dampen bumps. Shorter springs have less travel therefore have to absorb a bump in a smaller amount to distance to keep from bottoming out. Lower control arms keep the spring height and adjust the lower ball joint to a lower position. However i have seen some upper ball joints that are maxed to one side because of this and it causes alignment issues but those are typically on extream bagged set ups

[xlcooplx]

i know this is an older thread but i thought that this would be helpful to someone in the future..i did a write up over on GMFS about lowering kits. If you'd like, i'll copy it here and you guys can sticky it. Here's the part about the 2" drop in the front

For the front:
Depending on the cash that you have to spend, you have a couple options to lower the front. Most commonly for a 2" drop, drop coils are used. Over time these coils will settle approximately another 1/4"-1/2." Perfect alignment should still be able to be achieved. Ride will be considerably rougher.

Also, another option to use would be a McGaughy's 2" drop spindle. NOTE:McGaughy's makes two different spindles. There is a 16"+ spindle that will work on all wheels 16" and larger. However, these 16"+ spindles will decrease your turning radius. The better of the option would be to run their 17"+ spindles. These spindles can be used on all wheels 17" and larger. Also note, if you are running 17" wheels, you'll have to grind down the stud on your balljoint directly below the nut & cotter pin on it. Although this doesn't sound ideal, these spindles retain a factory-like ride and also keep the stock turning radius. Belltech also makes spindles. Their first design was junk from what I recall; however, they did revise the design and I believe the new design is a good design.
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personally if it were me, i'd do the McGaughy's spindles IF you have 17"+ wheels. I have 4" DJM lower control arms and my buddy has 2" LCA's and neither of us have perfect alignment.