I don't want to mess with new springs.
What nobody is telling you is blocks are actually hard to do that springs. You still have to undo and drop the suspension to get the block bolted in then insert the spring. With a spring you may have to bar it in or compress it but it is one piece not 2 to deal with. The amount of work to do either is about the same but the results are so much better with springs, well worth the cost difference IMO.