The front end

From the early stages of this build I've been thinking that the coil over "modern" front end was the only way to go with this truck, but I've had a change of heart and wallet. Feedback from truck owners and cold hard facts mean this modification is just not going to happen. In plain English too much cash, too much work for too little gain. I'm going to go with the Scarebird disc brake conversion on the stock front end. That keeps things simpler and cheaper for me. I'm still changing to a more modern differential with disc brakes and a 4 speed or 5 speed transmission. So now I just have to have Sieggy go through the front end and tell me what I should replace. There are some obvious things like spring hangers, king pins, tie rods ends and the drag link looks bent too. The original idea of this build was a "survivor build" and keeping the original front suspension is in keeping with that line of thinking. I have to keep myself in check because it's very easy to start down other paths that change the scope and impact the budget...