Tried searching but...

[jr2k3_esq]

all the posts are different and not all clear.

I have a 70 C20 LWB and am converting it to half ton gear using a rear axle and swapping A Arms/spindles out of a 73-87.

From what I have read I can bolt the A Arms up to my frame and crossmember with no worries, but am unclear on what else I need to change. I don't know what year the donor gear is because it was a box and rolling frame I got it off of.
I am going to buy new inner/outer tie rods and adjuster sleeves for the doner year(s), and a new idler arm, will my 70 pitman arm still work? or will the newer pitman arm bolt to my steering box? Do I need to change my center link? or can I bolt these newer parts to mine?? I am a noob to all of this but am now faced with a money and time crunch.

As for the brakes, I will figure that out later on. For now I just need it to steer so I can hang the fenders back on it and make it look more like a truck again.

If someone can give me a more in depth list of parts needed to swap and what ones I can keep, and possibly list what I need off the doner years for the brakes it would help me out so much! Thanks again guys

-JR