Shortening front shackles?

[LordDevlin]

Been working on my truck all winter, had to go through everything mechanical, now getting to what I find to be more of the fun stuff, the overall look of the truck. I have been looking at all my options for simple lowering, meaning simply modifying or upgrading the stock set up. I have been looking at a dropped axle and lowering springs. I would like to avoid the dropped axle but I worry that I can't get it low enough with just lowering springs. My father mentioned the idea of maybe getting an extra bit of drop by using shorter front shackles.

Has anyone shortened their front shackles to get a bit more drop? I know its possible, heck anything is really, but would it much of a difference or would it screw anything up?

I have searched plenty for an answer for this but of course I have only come across refurbishing the original ones or using rear lowering shackles.

Any help or insight would be appreciated.

Also, has anyone experimented to determine which leaf removal procedure/sequence from the original spring pack provides the best drop without sacrificing much in terms of safety?

Thanks folks.