1970 C20 Lowering/leveling

[BiggSixx1970]

Hey everyone!

1970 c20 with HD coil springs, auxiliary leafs, and drums on all 4 corners, here

I have been wanting to level my truck and I am looking for a budget way to drop it a couple-few inches. I don't want to slam it (maybe in the future, after I convert it to discs in the front but that won't happen for quite some time) I have been searching through this site for threads about dropping 3/4 tons and found loads about converting it to 1/2 ton suspension and 5/6 lug conversions, but these also require disc brake swaps as well and I am honestly not interested in turning it into a half ton, I want to keep it 3/4 ton and keep it 8 lug at all costs, and for the mean time it needs to stay drum up front.

Now as it currently sits, I have 2 235/75r/15's on the front and on the back it's got 16'' split rims with some gnarly tall skinnies (you know, the ones with inner tubes an that zig-zag tread pattern) which are obviously taller than the fronts.. Winter is coming so I have no problem with those staying on for a while

I made sure when I bought the truck I got all the original rims with it, so I obviously know it all starts with like size rims and tires, but the HD springs also appear to give it some additional rake. When I pick up some new rubber this spring, I want to level the truck but level it on the lower side

RUNDOWN: I want to lower my truck, keep it 8 lug, keep it drum, and use the stock suspension keeping it 3/4 ton. Some of what I read pointed to simply replacing the coils to shorter coils? I looked into drop spindles but they all require you to convert the suspension.. I have also heard people say you can cut a coil or two out, one of my buddies even said you can just take a torch and heat up the springs and do it "Mexican lowrider style" But wouldn't removing coils and heating the springs compromise the structural integrity of the system?

Thoughts?

Thank you all! Your responses give this newb gearhead hope