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Originally Posted by luvbowties

I heartily agree--from experience. Get an 8-ft corrugated, steel bed--yes, to do just a short stepside--from a newer truck(mine came from a 2003 Silverado, long, wide bed). "Square up" a few holes using a 3-sided file so shoulder bolts fit nicely. Take your time, as u can't do it for others as a living:too time-consuming. Bolt it in properly, using all bolts from the wood-slat bed, rhino-line(better products now out there supposedly) and enjoy letting it rain, snow, sleet into bed & don't worry about having to re-do the staining/polyurethaning process on the wood slats.
Good luck.
Sam

Did you have to relocate the "L" strip that's welded to the bed? I'm assuming the steel floor is resting on the braces so you would've had 3/4" space between the bed floor and "L" bracket??