Hey Buddy,

 I am in the process of rebuilding/saving/modifying etc, my 85.  I got the truck from my brother with no bed on it so I got one.  If you have a engine hoist you should be able to pluck the bed off and move it around without much issue.  I have a rack I build on my bed that makes this easy for me.

Yup Rear shocks ..... pretty necessary not much to say about that. I am running the LROR rear upper mount and I had to trim it to fit a bit.  For the lower mounts I have Ruff Stuff shock mounts that put the shock eyelets in parallel. I'd recommend you build something like them or buy Dan's.

Yes the LSPV is pretty pointless on a truck that is not hauling heavy weight.  Check out any of the aftermarket shops you can find a adjustable proportioning valve you can plumb into the brake system under the hood near the master cylinder.   

Braided steel brake line has its ups and downs nothing wrong with a good rubber line that is the right length ( never heat a brake fitting on a rubber line to remove it     ).

Well that's good that you got the pinion pointed in the right direction keep at it. 

Learning to weld brings many challenges to an idiot like me, it's not as easy as I thought it would be.

I was going to zip tie the brake line to the bracket then realized I could use the clips from the old line to mount the new one. Duh!

One shock on I had to weld lower mount to the axle first which is now done, just need some new shock bolts since I lost the two that I had put aside for this, the side of what I don't know.

I eliminated the load sensor and welded a brake line to use as a plug to block off the unused line.

Based on the amount of shaft showing it looks like you could move the shocks outward more.

Based on the amount of shaft showing it looks like you could move the shocks outward more.

Next year she gets Chevy 63"s and when that happens, the other upper shock mount I have on a shelf goes in a few inches back. They are 10" travel shocks, the shortest Bilsteins I could get and the way they are located now is the only way they are going on the truck until I put two Ford shock towers coming up through the bed and that ain't happening any time soon.
I have Ford shock towers up front for the 12" Bilsteins and I had to fight myself to allow a Ford product to touch my Toyota but, since they are a perfect fit, I caved into myself and let a buddy weld them on for me when they put the cross over steering on my rig for me. That guy who did my welding then has since gotten lost in Fosters Lager, a nasty alcoholic beverage allegedly from Australia and he can't touch my vehicle until he sobers up. I don't consume alcohol and won't let anyone who does work for me.


The white shadow
I am not worried about my welds failing on me, ain't gonna happen because they are solid penetrating welds.
You can wait for someone to come along and weld your truck up for free, I can't wait for what ain't gonna happen and I am not paying money I don't have to let someone else touch my rig that I drive.

Next year she gets Chevy 63"s and when that happens, the other upper shock mount I have on a shelf goes in a few inches back. They are 10" travel shocks, the shortest Bilsteins I could get and the way they are located now is the only way they are going on the truck until I put two Ford shock towers coming up through the bed and that ain't happening any time soon.

I mentioned it because, from the photos, it looks like you have an excess of up travel. Looks like you could use one of the other upper mount positions and still not bottom the shocks, or use a 12" shock in that same position. You know your travel needs better than I do and the photos could be deceiving.