Pros and Cons of lift kits

[Adams74Chevy]

As the title says what are the pros and cons to lift kits. The '73 I bought came with a 4" Rough Country lift kit sitting on the seat the p.o. bought and only installed the larger rear springs and the bushings. So I am debating if I should finish the install or put the original rear springs (which I have) back on the truck. Overall the truck will spend most of it's time on the road hauling, going to work in the snow when needed with the possiblity of being driven around in fields to help herd the in-laws p.i.a. cows back in the pasture and to retrieve deer during hunting season, not any "extreme" off-roading I don't have the spare $ to fix stuff broken from such adventures as fun as I know it could be .

Reasons I see to put the stock rear springs back on are: I'm 5'7"ish so adding more elevation to my truck would make getting in and out and using the bed a little bit more of a pain. Also, I don't have the $ to get larger tires to make it look good for a while so the stockish size would be on for a while. I've read that Rough Country lift kits are not the smoothest ride either, and since it's a K20 I know it will never ride like a car but don't want to feel like I'm on a log wagon either.

After typing this out I guess it's more of a talk me into finishing the lift kit instead of taking it off and selling it for a few bucks.


As you see from the pic it's a bit raked right now and I just don't know which is the way to go...up in the front or back down to stock.