tks for the input. As for the shaft angle, i'm good there, but barely. I had to notch out the joints so that it the front shaft would turn both when engaged and disengaged. Its close, but works smooth. I drove the chassis around using only the front axle for drive! FWD straight truck!
as for the suspension, I originally kept the shackle in, at the rear of the spring, but found the axle was too high under the chassis. I wanted to maintain the factory ride height. I figured unless I do a 4 link on the front axle, its probably not going to have much articulation anyway
can you post a pic of a front axle setup in one of your 6x6's ?