Mounting the Bed There is slightly more than eight feet from the cab to the rear cross brace, but if the brace is pushed forward it works out perfectly: The bottom side of the plywood showing the carriage bolts connected to the braces and frame: The left side of the bed has the worst lip of the entire bed, but it still rests on the plywood: I had enough room by pushing the rear brace forward to fit a 6 foot piece of 1.5 inch square pre-drilled steel: I used some angle brackets to reinforce the sides: This article comes from Fix GMC: http://www.fixgmc.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.fixgmc.com/art26.html Copyright 2008 FixGMC.com. Read our Terms of Use.