Mono leaf vs. dropped axle

[Jeep & GMC]

Which is prefered? It seems like a dropped axle would give you full suspension travel, but decrease your ground clearance (under the axle), While the monoleaf would lift your axle off the ground, but what would that do for your ride and travel? I just looked at both of these at classic performance parts and they were both claiming 3" of drop. (If it makes any difference, I'm asking about a '55
Thanks

[chopper tom]

I removed two leafs on the front of my 52 and it lowerd it a couple of inches but it lets the snubers hit the frame real hard when you hit even a small chuge hole .
There's not much clearance betreen the frame and the axle snubers and i dont think stiffer lowering springs will help it to not bottom out very much.
I would like to hear from someone who has tryed them both too?

[biggsteve]

smaller snubbers and careful driving? as far as the axle...you'd best stay on a paved road. --steve

[chopper tom]

I did cut the snubers in half but it did'nt help much.the pavement is pretty rough around here too.[coal trucks are murder on the roads .
I live in the mountains of KY ,but absalutly love lowerd trucks .
I guess it's like city people loveing 4x4's.

[mylow53]

back in the day i removed 3 front leaf springs and the bump stop. i used a piece of rubber conveyer belt looped thru the u-bolts as the bump stop. it got be as low as possible on a stock solid axel...
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