[Chuck78]

this other guy's '65 build thread picture shows the later frame, and it does appear that the frame normally kicks up a slight bit over the axle, but is this normal for the bed's cross support to sit directly on the frame rails, where as all the others have the rubber body mount blocks under them?

attached is another 60-82 "X" frame picture I dug up. It at least shows the side to side bed support brace still attached to the frame. I guess this somewhat answers my question, but I wonder still if maybe a rubber mount was suppose to go on top of this, or if it was rigidly connecting the bed and frame, where as all the other connections had rubber bed mounts?

I still suppose that maybe all my mounts have rotted away, and have gotten crushed, and that could be why my bed wood is sitting lower everywhere other than the rigidly mounted cross brace. I need some input here.