Lowered or Lifted? bone stock orig 2wd '73 Blazer

[ledfoot]

So here's the deal:
'73 2WD K5 with original paint & interior, lived it's whole life in Oregon. No rust anywhere, drives great, 85K miles. Bought it & shipped it to the west coast of FL, trying to decide to lift or lower it.

Before we go any further, I have a dropped 2005 2WD Silverado SS that I use for family duty & towing boat. Also have lowered '66 Mustang convertible (wife's) and am selling my '64 Buick Special wagon that has rolled on bags since 2000.

Here in my area 4x4's rule & lowered vehicles are the exception. I have had Jeeps, Scouts, & the like but this square bodied K5 really looks good lifted or lowered.

Check out the pix & weigh in. I am not a novice, also not looking for extreme show car looks this time just want to do right by the truck & enjoy my weekends driving a cool truck with my fun kids & wife. I can accomplish this with the truck lifted or lowered. Let me know what y'all think.

(ps I am an ex-General Motors designer so I'm pretty decent with Photoshop)

stock, now:

lifted:

lowered:


-ledfoot