Since the Dakota frame sweeps up isn't the wood going to hit the frame making the bed sit higher? I'm using the metal from the Dakota bed, from the bed to the bend in the bed side is 9". How tall the wood to the bend on your bed?
Yes, the bed is going to be higher than the stock 40 placement. The wood will be sitting on the rear frame member. I have not measured yet to see just how high the bed will be raised. We are going to try it with the wood where it is right now, and if the bed sits too high, then we can remove the metal side strips and re-weld them higher on the bed sides. We are planning custom side pieces that tie the bed to the running boards, so that is no problem. I got the bed sides without the holes drilled for the rear fenders so we can do the adjustment and then finalize where the fenders will sit on the bed sides.
