First, I want to thank you guys for all of your interest and ideas it's really nice to have others to bounce ideas off of.
I lowered the rear of the truck 2" to make it sit level. I made some 2" spacers and installed them between the axle and the springs as you know the axle rides below the springs. I installed a set of gas shocks. The power steering was on the truck when I bought it is either A GM or ford sector and it is mounted on the outside of the frame it has the gold bracket that mounts to the back side of the LH backing plate, the drag link sets very close to horizontal and the drag link is adjustable and it runs front to back. I had the body off this winter and the frame shows no evidence of any damage or repair. I also measured the rear axle position from the rivet in the spring and corrected it as it was off by 1/8". I also did this to the front axle so they should be square with the frame.
