I did not remove them. I cut the factory stops and its not sitting on them. I only did the 3" drop. I initially put the springs in without the spacers and the panhard bar was close to the exhaust. So, I decided to see what it looked like with the spacer and I'm ok with it. When I get a chance I will probably cut them off and throw on the smaller stops I got from you. I am sure its hitting the factory stops when I hit bumps. I have enough clearance as it is to put a finger between the stop (cut off one section) and the axle. I am also probably going to get the helper bags from you and install them so I can tow without it squatting too much.