whiteshark, how did you stabilize the bed sides...
and to avoid having to use rubber trim on the edges, just cut a 1/2" notch in the fender at the corners of your cuts and fold them... on my fronts on my manche thats all i did, i removed the flares, cut the notches and folded, kept all the stock body lines, i need to trim it higher, because i cut the rears so high, but it looks clean...