Plan is to put a gooseneck on it and tow my puller. Probably a new set of wheels too. Compression is still down 100psi in cyl 3. I'll have to check into that one of these days.
How do you crank up a pinion angle? Are you talking about the cv's? That is pretty much what happens any time you mess with the ride height with a leveling kit or crank the bars unless you run a full lift kit.
Both of those trucks are pretty sweet.
A toaster oven usually works pretty good for heating press fit gears. Makes it a breeze to install them. 45 minutes at 450* works mint. As Ben said they pretty much slide on. This is also the correct way to install them.