More progress! Pics from when I was removing the bed from the truck when I started pulling the suspension apart - Pulled the fenders first to make it a little lighter to lift:
After I removed the wrong hangers, I pulled the leaf springs add had new bushings pressed in and grabbed some new u-bolts and hardware to bolt the leafs and shackles back in. Still need to clean up the leafs.
Pulled the rear bumper to start cleaning the rust off the frame:
After I spent a few hours with the wire wheel and hand brush on the frame. Also pulled the axle out and started degreasing.
At my last contract, the painter hooked me up with some industrial epoxy primer and paint. After all the rust removal I mixed up some primer and coated the rear half of the chassis.
Tomorrow I plan to finish degreasing and wire wheel the axle housing and if there's time, clean up the leafs and/or the cross members and brackets I pulled off. Also need to go buy four dozen grade 8 bolts to replace all the rivets I had to remove.