Great suggestions by everyone! I think the garden-edging lower chin is interesting! I have some of that leftover in the garage from a landscaping project
I should say, the truck is a 2.5L 4 cylinder, 5 speed manual, 2WD with 7.5" rear end and 3.73 gearing I believe, whatever came stock. Coil spring/control arm set-up with shocks in the front.
For a cheaper lowering option, I have looked into Belltech 3" drop springs up front (with camber bolts to try and correct alignment) and an axle flip in the back which would hopefully give me 5" drop in the rear. I would need to modify the bump stops, but I think I can avoid notching the frame for now.