Hotchkiss Leafs Installed

Anyone else have the hotchkis leaf spring on a 111" wheelbase car that has had a better experience? I was thinking about ordering a set but maybe there's a better option, I want a good handling car that rides a little lower then stock. Is it possible that you got a bad set of springs if they were less then 130lbs? What did you end up going with and hows the ride height now?