Got a few other projects out of the way and made it back to work on the truck.
Have the frame all stripped, ready to clean the grease and rust off. I have decided to go the short bed route, so I will be cutting the frame this week.
Did a lot of thinking and reading trying to decide what to do to replace the leaf springs. Finally decided to go with No Limit's Four Link / coilover setup. Ordered it Wednesday, it shipped Thursday and supposed to be here Tuesday.
Haven't decided yet on the front. POL has a decent looking "kit" that has everything but drop spindles for a pretty good price.