Did you decide to line your rockers? I had my rockers/fenders/wheel wells all done at a rhino dealer including a free full undercoat. Paid $1K and was done in a day (linex quoted me 1,800 if I remember correctly and wanted my truck for a week!) My 98 spent most of its life in Arizona and a year or two in Colorado, which is where I bought it. Left the oilfields to come back home to Iowa, and immediately took it to Omaha to have it sprayed because it would be eaten alive by salt here and besides, it just looks plain awesome. Did that in Sept2013 and they still look as good as day 1. Money well spent IMO. Your blue truck would look great with them lined. Go for it!
On another note - how is your bumper holding up? I will pay you to build me one exactly like your 98. What does it weigh and what part of MT are you in? I would pay to have it shipped via UPS to my shop in SD. I'm dead serious, and you can take as long as you want. So if you have the time let me know. Looking to score one like yours on the cheap, but I can't weld for !TIHS. If I really wanted I could have a friend do it and find some dirt track race teams bend me some pipe but that's too much work for as busy as I am. I'd rather go this route with another fellow gmt400 owner and you have built two as far as I know. Get back to me!