This truck has the factory sway bar, one reason I decided to use it over my 73. The steering shaft is a good idea, I have heard people like those a lot.

I will look into the frame reinforcement kit for the front, it might make the steering that much better. My commute has some 80mph highway time so any increase in stability will be good.

Also, do they make different ratio steering boxes for these trucks or is one any better than another, mine is leaking pretty good and got water in the fittings so I was going to put a new one in while I was redoing it.