2K drop budget on a 72

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I have a 72 C10 that I am wanting to lower. I still need the truck to remain functional ,such as daily small hauling, going up gravel driveways, speed bumps etc. I am not talking about hauling a ton of rock, but I have hauled furniture, building material, appliances and truck parts. I have never done any towing with the truck. My question is : If this was your truck and you had a $2000 budget what would you do. Be specific and complete with how you would modify it. Include everything : exhaust, crossmember, whatever. I do have a garage and access to a welder, I would do as much of the work myself as possible. I am not ruling out a notch or bags but I don't want to have to "step" the bed floor. The truck has just over 130K miles and I purchased it from a man who had owned it for 27 years. I don't want to do anything to it that I would regret later.