drop spindles, cut springs, drum brakes ugggghhh

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Well, I am having a hard time deciding which way to go. Would love to go with drop spindles, but they are all seem to take disc brakes, and I want to keep the drums. Cutting my 46 year old springs doesn't seem to be the most prudent idea, will work, but they are old to begin with. Would like to go with 3" lowering springs as they are relatively inexpensive, but I am unsure how this effects geometry. With 3" lowering springs, can I use stock springs. Are there drop spindles out there that take the original drum brakes?

I have searched a number of threads on cutting springs, and the experiences, and opinions out there are all over the place.

I think I want to lower my front end 3", and will then decide how low to go on the back end. I am still waiting for my new rear rubber, which will be 295/50R15's, tires now on the truck are 235/75R15's, so the rear end should come down about 1-1/4" with the new rubber, and also add the same in distance between the top of the rubber, and the bottom of the fender well.

If anyone would like o share their experiences, and or thoughts, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks for listening!