John,
I really appreciate the advice. You very well may be on to something.

Sometimes I put the cart before the horse. I haven't gotten to the steering yet. I just got it running and I have been having a blast driving it around, but the steering might just resolve itself when I do decide to tackle the front end. I will wait for till I do that and then make a decision.

Now if I could only get the international to steer well I would be a happy camper. It drives really well down the road but when you put a load of gravel on it and try backing in slowly into a dump spot it get INCREASINGLY hard to handle. So I still will be trying to tackle that one. anyone know where I can find information about a 1972 International Loadstar 1700?
Thanks again John you may have saved me a ton of money and time.
