I picked the truck up in the Spokane Valley. The body is in very good shape with only a couple areas of minor rust. To answer your questions. The PO heated the leaf springs to drop the back end so I plan on putting on a new rear and front suspension. The transmission is a 350 turbo automatic. With the rear end I will also pick up the drive shaft and will have to shorten. Am I correct in assuming that the most important factor when doing the kind of swap I am doing is that the width of the new RE be the same width (or very close) to the one I am removing?!?