Dear John;
There's nothing wrong with moving/adding perchs/mounts, or welding on the housing. It's done all the time in the industry and your photos show professional work.
Glad to see that the shifter position is okay too.
I was led to believe otherwise on the welding issue..
What puzzels me is why the spring mounts had to be moved if you were keeping the same housing for that truck and what axles were used to keep the 6 lug truck configuration.
