I "fixed" the front end today. I just put a new sleeve on there and got the old broken one off. The long tie rod that spans from one side of the next is bent pretty bad and will need to be replaced.
I put some gas in and it fired right up, the engine and trans seem to be in pretty great shape considering.
The bed was a pain to get off as well as the front and rear bumpers. I broke 2 3/8" drive ratchets and one 1/2-3/8" adapters. Almost every bolt needed a cheater bar and some wouldn't give and had to be cut and some just sheared right off.
Here are a few pics.
It appears it sits about 6" higher than the 2wd 3/4 ton crew.
That is a pretty tough hitch, it will get re-used.
Is that block stock? Seems so b/c it would be where the bump stop hits.
Here is some thin metal...
Drivers Side shock mount
Drivers side frame rail
Some pitting only on drivers side.
So seems like a good bit of metal to replace, oh well. I am going short bed anyways.