It should be fairly quick and not too dirty to swap the springs side to side to see if the problem reverses itself or (better) goes away. Is there a spare front spring we can use in the process? 1 spring out, the temp in, the other spring out, the first one into where the second came from then the second to replace the temp where the first started out. This would mean the axle and frame are always connected, no need to remove the brake lines, steering etc or support and restrain the axle and frame as much as if you removed both springs at the same time. Even quicker if the bushing in the temp spring is a bit sloppy.
Any frame built to be able to jack the frame back into shape will need to be quite a bit stonger than the truck frame. Big and heavy. Is there a good source of recycled (cheaper) steel beams close to the barn?
I'd better hurry up and get my frame back into rolling shape so we can bring yours into the barn. To that end, I've got enough shim stock on order (supposed to arrive tomorrow) to do the pivots on a dozen front axles. Standard sizes.... If it arrives as promised, the frame should be rolling with brakes by the end of the weekend, not sure about whether the engine will be in the frame.
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