Bed Side Pockets

[kizer]

On my 65 both of the center side pockets or stakes or whatever you call them have pulled away from the bed basically rotting out. Is there a stability issue in the bed If I cut them out or are they just for tie downs?

Otherwise I'll just cut out the middle ones and patch the bed sides since they where plugged and rotted out the side of the bed.




If they are important I'd gladly put them back in if somebody can direct me to some place that might make them. I don't have a break to reproduce them.