front end falling apart..

[bitchin85]

the hole front suspension under my truck has always felt like it was going to fall off every time i hit a bump. i know for a fact i need shocks. what else could i do to rebuild/tighten up the front suspension on a 2wd 1/2 ton. im going to put either lift springs or 1 ton springs or something in the front when i do it so it will sit level with the beefier back springs. so what do i need? ball joints?, tie rod ends? bushings? i dont know much about suspension but this is driving me crazy. also my steering is actually pretty tight compared to other squares ive driven and have no complaints there. could someone give me some links/pics/tips of what i need to do to this thing or what they did? thanks guys