Dug's 1959 Fleetside

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I intend to shorten my bed and/or tighten cap between cab and frame to get the wheels located properly in the wheel openings.

For small changes you can build an offset spring pad to weld on the axle. Combine it with a very large bottom leaf like the "helper" in an early 90's GM 1/2 ton and you'll have no problems.

Wiring scares people and I'm not sure why. I see people cutting and welding frames, playing with brakes, putting together suspension components that were never meant to be together and they seem to have no worries about the parts failing or not working as expected in an emergency. Yet they're scared to death of working on a part that, if it fails, is more likely to strand you than injure you. There are a lot of wires in a TB but it's possible to get diagrams for every circuit in that vehicle. And most of what you're doing is going to center around removing unwanted circuits which isn't a complicated process. If you decide to DIY there is help available.