"Personally, my first hand-experience was that addressing the steering box (rebuild and proper adjustment), king pins (replace), tie rod ends (check, replace if required), spring pins (replace) and correct front end alignment did amazing things for steering -- it approximated the ease of power steering while preserving the truck's originality. Not to mention being less expensive, easier and (arguably) safer (in that you aren't altering the front end design of the truck ...)"
ditto ... ditto ... ditto