After 1 year of stashing some project cabbage$$$ and pondering my axle situation, the project will proceed....slowly.
I already swapped my stock axles for a GM 14 bolt rear axle and a Dana 60 front axle. After many long discussions with, uhhhh, myself...puny 1 1/4 ton axles just wont be strong enough. The hunt is on for some Rockwell 2 1/2 ton axles. If I can find 2 front steer axles for a good price...well, 4 wheel steering will be teeeeeets!
Here is a link to a crappy video of a Kaiser M715 like mine, with a 4 cylinder Cummins Diesel showing off it's strength
http://homepage.mac.com/ltalessi/iMovieTheater124.html