Lowered truck still a truck?

[muddpile]

I'm still on the fence on the whole lowering issue, so I figured I'd post up a few questions regarding whether or not people still use a lowered truck as a truck. Before I begin, the drop I am considering is 4/6 I think. My 72 C10 is a leaf spring model and I will be doing a flip kit out back and whatever is complementary to that in the front. I really like the look of a lowered truck, but my 72 is my daily driver and if it takes away from the 4 season driveability of the truck I won't bother.

1. Can I still haul things with it? (a c-notch would be necessary)
2. Can I drive it in the winter? (streets have up to 6" of snow on them sometimes)
3. Will it ride and handle worse, as well or better?
4. What will the lowest point of the truck be? (just concerning scraping in driveways, etc.)
5. Are there any tire rubbing issues (I run 255/60/15's all around)

Thanks!