Thread: 47-55.1 Keep the original gas tank?
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Old 03-10-2019, 07:17 PM   #10
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Re: Keep the original gas tank?

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Originally Posted by OL SKOOL View Post
... I see these guys putting their tanks in the back taking out the rear crossmember to make them fit? So in a rear end crash all you have is a cheesy bumper protecting the tank from impact no thanks. Chances of getting rear ended anymore is pretty high when they run 6 inches off your bumper!
I moved the last cross member to behind the tank. You have to. Without a cross member back there the leaf springs/shackles put too much force on the frame rails and they deflect. I am also going to add a 2"x2" bar to function as a receiver hitch - even though I don't really intend to tow anything with it.
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