Gas tank move

[cazs_98]

I am in the process of installing 60's in the xj. I know there are a lot of rigs on the board running this same setup. I tried to search but couldn't find what I was looking for, so, what does everyone do with their gas tank? I assume that it is moved, but what methods did you use to mount it some where else? Did you just cut a whole and raise it in it's current location? Cell? Ideas and pics would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ttocsnekia]

I am in the same spot (my rear 60 hits the gas tank skid), I have seen a hole cut in the floor and the gas tank mounted up half way through the floor. Downside; you have to watch out for the fuel pump and wiring sticking out of it. Or gas tank in the back leaves you no cargo room. I am leaning towards a fuel cell because it can easily fit in the back and have enough space for cargo. That was my thought process. I have yet to start.
Scott

 

[NfSALD]

You need to cut the hole and drop the tank from the top. Make it a tight fit and you will be able to strap it with metal. It leaves plenty of room for axle clearance. I even had the rear moved back quite a bit. I was running alot of lift, though. I even had the fuel filler ran to the stock place for a while until I put in the cage. check it out. Oh yeah, new to the boards. I'm Tim:cheers:

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[ttocsnekia]

Hi Tim

 

[recycledxj]

I was thinking about that with the gas tank and I like that ideal about running it halfway inside the cargo space and running the filler line to the stock location and then taking some measurments to a sheetmetal place and having a half box made up to over the tank and new hole and seal it up from the elements. Then underneth the jeep run a piece of 1/4 inch steel from frame to frame to have a nice skid plate and a couple of extra inchs of ground clearence added...

 

[XXX]

You need to cut the hole and drop the tank from the top. Make it a tight fit and you will be able to strap it with metal. It leaves plenty of room for axle clearance. I even had the rear moved back quite a bit. I was running alot of lift, though. I even had the fuel filler ran to the stock place for a while until I put in the cage. check it out. Oh yeah, new to the boards. I'm Tim:cheers:

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Hey Tim!....Welcome.

When cutting the hole for the tank raise, did you have to hack into the crossmember for the rear shocks?..........or was there enough room to do so without? Using the stock filler in it's stock location is good news to me, could you elaborate just a little?

-Ron

 

[NfSALD]

No, basically the hole was almost exactly above where the tank is now. I didn't have to get into the crossmember at all. I had my axle moved rearward so I couldn't use the shock mount anyways, but if the axle is in the stock location you should be fine. I mean, personally, I would run a new crossmember out of tubing anyways to be able to inboard the shocks a little. (I never even ran shocks on the rear:roll: ) Its kindof hard to talk about this because I sold the rig 2 years ago and went a little different route than most people, so I don't know if my method will work for others, ya know. I was running YJ springs in the rear so I had to move the front leaf mount back quite a bit. Clearances will be different, but with the rear axle pushed back and directly UNDER the tank, I never had any problems with clearances. If I can find a pic of the underside, I will post it. IIRC i had to get into the crossmember behind the one that holds the shocks, but I didn't have to cut it completely out. I hope that helps. Tim

 

[XXX]

Thanks for the reply, Tim. I believe the mount your refering to is the one that the stock fuel tank "J" hook clips into. Not really concerned with it. I'd like to keep the shocks in the stock location 'cause I don't plan on re-routing the exhaust.

I've been wanting to raise tha tank for some time and this thread just pushed me over the edge.........If it doesn't work(I don't see why not), I'll just patch the hole with some metal and rehang the tank in it's original location. Kinda a no brainer.

Thanks for the info!

-Ron

 

[ponyracer1]

I was thinking about that with the gas tank and I like that ideal about running it halfway inside the cargo space and running the filler line to the stock location and then taking some measurments to a sheetmetal place and having a half box made up to over the tank and new hole and seal it up from the elements. Then underneth the jeep run a piece of 1/4 inch steel from frame to frame to have a nice skid plate and a couple of extra inchs of ground clearence added...

Kinda like mine??

 

[NfSALD]

Looks good. One thing to remember is if the filler is going to the stock location with the tank up that high, you have to fill it slower. Not enough angle to keep the gas from backflowing out with full force from a pump. Run it up like ponyracers pic or up and back so you can fill it through the rear door opening and you should be ok. remember to run the ventlines on the top of the tank to an outside location and be sure the gasket where the pump enters the tank is good. I had a bad spill one day after filling up and didn't notice it until after lighting a cigarette (before I quit).

 

[jmop]

I ran my tank all the way up. I built a support out of 1" square and used the factory skid and straps to pull it down into the skid. It worked out well but I have almost no cargo room.

I wasn't sure if I will have room with the tank dropped half way down when I finish moving the axle back and link the rear so I figured I could drop it down after I linked it once I know how much clearence I had.