Need some knowledgeable input

[Chevy nutcase]

Ok before I even found the truck I wanted to buy I knew I wanted to lower it once i had it. Now that i have one I'm wondering which route I should take. My brain works funny so bear with me. My first idea that my have started on this forum was to use lowering blocks in the rear and cut one coil off the front coils but wanting 2" - 2 1/2" drop on the front would consume most of the front suspension travel. My next plan was a drop spindle kit from summit but as I looked into different drop kits most of them warned against not fitting in stock rims meant for drum brakes. I've read so many posts here and elsewhere and I've concluded its impossible to tell. So I shifted gears and thought I'll get new wheels and tires, even though my rims are in great shape and the tires are basically new. At the same time I thought about converting to 5 lug and after a long while I found a local guy selling a 71 c10 chassis for $900. The bonus here is I'll also get a power steering box and I can sell the trailing arms and factory front disk setup. Then I almost puked when I realized I was about to spend over 3k when in truth I could possibly get away with just buying the drop spindle kit and using 1/2 spacers on my front rims to clear the calipers and avoid unnecessary tires and wheels and buying a frame for a 5 lug conversion.