1984 s10 build

[84 s10]

Hey everyone, so to get started this is my first ‘Pro-Touring’ build. I recently blew up my sbc 350 I had inside of my 84 s10 regular cab long bed and I have decided to with this style of build next. I’m fairly familiar with engines and that side of things but for this kind of suspension setups I’m kind of in the dark. I’ve read up a little and I’ve been pointed in the direction of qa1 or RideTechs full suspension kit that is made for my truck. I also looked at doing a c5 front suspension swap but do not feel like doing the fabrication work needed for that.

Now price isnt much of an issue however I’d like to spend wisely, so my question is the ridetech kit or qa1 worth it? Is there other options that could save me money? I want to have a reliable and somewhat competitive build but doesn’t need to be a full on competition truck.