OK, Mr. Henry Rifle, Yea, The suspension is leaf spring, And that sounds like the easy way to get around this, I have a lot of work ahead of me on this truck, but I have had many of them, and let them get away ( cheap) , but this is a keeper for me, Will put the spring mounts in the correct place, and weld them back,and get the drive shaft work done as you say, And if you know someone that has a good hood for this truck, With all the emblems, I'm looking, Thanks again