How to go about lowering?

[68stepside4life]

So i want to lower my ride(1968 chevy 1/2 ton longbed stepside)..its understandable. But i am not to sure about how to approach this.

I want to get a brake conversion kit for the fronts..i have seen some that include a 2 1/2" drop...should i do this BEFORE or AFTER i get lowered springs?

Also, are those brake conversion kits hard? like the one seen here

Also, i want a total of 3"(or 3 1/2") in the front and 5" in the back. So AFTER the brake conversion kit which set of coils should i go for? HERE

or am i just going about this all wrong? Bascially i hate my drum brakes...and i want to lower my truck to a mean looking level(without scraping)

[ChevyDude]

Do the whole thing at the same time (if you can afford to buy all the correct parts to do so). For a 3" to 3.5" front drop I would go 2 1/2 drop spindles and 1" drop front springs. I beleive ECE makes 5" drop coils.
Call ECE : http://www.earlyclassic.com/ These guys are so helpful and will make you feel comfortable with what you are doing.

I went with ECE 2.5" drop spinds and 2" Ground force front drop springs, 4" ECE drop coils in the back. Truck has RAKE. Hope this helps.

[PanelDeland]

Many of the vendors on this BB carry kits to drop and stop your truck.You will need to change master cylinders and probably want to add a power brake booster.There will be several threads on this modification so do a search and your research.Also check out the pics section and see what drop you want.