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AFAIK there's really no need to strengthen the steering on an L series. The only thing you could do is "upgrade" to power steering.
Some members are using EJ racks to replace their shagged out L series rack - I dunno if this is a bolt in application, I'd imagine the mounting brackets would need to modified to fit the EJ rack. Some one will be able to tell you how to do it properly.