i have a 57 f100 leaf springs upfront i wanna drop it about 2 inches my axle is about 3 inches from the oil pan i know about the dropped axle but is there anything else i can do other then that to drop the front of my truck

ok so tomorrow is my d-day imm drop my truck from the rear i have leaf springs my first idea was to pull out the diff cut the little brackets and wled them under neath n just sit the diff on top of the leaf springs n bolt everything back on sounds easy but on another forum a guy told me i can just f...