has anyone thought about relocated the fuel tank to the back of the truck, like on the older suburbans???

my truck scrapes the fuel tanks because it hangs lower than the frame and i figured if im gonna do something about it i might as well make my traction much much better. has anyone done this or know where i can get a custom tank made?? i dont want to put a standard fuel cell or anything in the bed because i still use the bed

 

Do you have a drop? If you're tank is scraping, I'm assuming you do.

I honestly wouldn't do that for several reasons......especially if you're dropped/jacked up and use it as a daily driver and tow loads.

but mainly #1, Most of all, the safety issue........if a car hits you hard in the back, you got problems......

I remember my old suburban had plenty of scrapes on the tank, imo its best where it is now, not only for safety issues, but overall weight distribution and what not.

If ya want traction, get some bars, nice pair of tires, and keep the spare on. That should be enough.

Just my opinion. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

 

the truck is bagged and is 4 linked in the rear already, the problem is not wheel hop, right now the tank sits lower than the frame and i dont like it, it bottoms out and eventually i will wear a hole in it. the reason id be doing it is to help weight distribution.

 

On top of all the seroius safety issues behind relocating the tank to the back there are some pretty serious technical ones too.....not the least of which is that POS fuel evaparator thing (Black Box) that GM puts in font of the tanks on the new trucks....If you are going to move the tank do so with an NHRA approved fuel cell...and put it in the front of the bed under the rear window....you can run the fuel and sender lines down to the black box through the bed, the tank is protected from rear end collisions, and, if you do it right it looks very bad *** <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> ......

 

i have never heard of a baged truck getting traction any ways. but that is just what i have heard; that is one reason i dont have bags.

 

Check out the black silverado in this months Sport Truck... it has a sweet custom fuel cell in the bed...

 

haha yeah right good luck on moving your tank looked at it and unless you wanna spend major time doing it along with money it's not going to happen you will run into lots of problems but if you do do it tell me how you did i really want to do this

marc

 

i guess im the only one that thinks its even a feasible idea, i dont see why it is such a safety hazard either if it is done right, most cars come from the factory with a fuel tank at the back anyways

also it is not the bags that give traction problems, it is the 4.56 gears <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

i dont think my rear suspension is hurting me at all

 

Its not a BAD idea, just unnecessary if you ask me. Whatever happen to slicks? If you're bagged and scraping, I can understand wanting to move the tank, but getting a custom tank built and relocated solely for traction imo is unnecessary.

besides, am I the only one who runs at the track with only a 1/4 tank if not less? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

 

Move it under the rear window and in the front of the bed??? isn't there a drive-shaft there? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> This actually is the best place for it as far as handling, probably not weight distribution though. However, you would need a notch in the middle of your tank to make room for the spinning drive-shaft.

Putting it in the back would sort of be a concern for rear end collisions - remember all of the Police officers getting their Crown Vic.s burned to the ground? Although your truck is not a unibody and there is a large subframe connector right after the rear bumper. So you would have to get hit really hard for something to happen.

If I were doing this, and I don't believe it would be bad for safety, I would do something like a fuel cell like the guy in Street Truck mag. You would have to cut the bed to fill the tank, but fuel cells are very safe - even when rear ended really hard.