I have a fat tire!

[chuckmc8]

I guess its kinda of a combo that I have to adjust- There was no way to tell w/o getting the truck together, but the front tires rub, so I need opinions as to which way to go.
The tires are 255/70 and the rim is 9" wide (I had them widened) The truck has 2 1/2" Drop spindles and 1 coil removed from the front spring. (rear has neg 5" springs)
Looks like the alternatives would be to change to a 7" wide rallye and narrower tire or to buy a lower profile tire and keep the 9" rims. I think a 255/50 would be a few inches shorter than the 255/70, but would be unfortunate to buy and put them on and still rub. Or I could put a stock pair of springs back on the front and raise it up a bit.
Or would the 7" combo be better?