Air Tank Size

[blkmav]

Moving on from the compressor discussion, lets talk about air tank size. What is the most useful size for a GQ and where does it fit?

And if you got em post pics

[rOd]

Is it LWB or SWB?






OOPS! I just noticed your sig.

[Drewfus]

built one for a friends GQ, was dia 200, 600mm long. At 120psi, was enough to pump up a 35" tyre, unfortunately, would have been nice to have another 3 off them.....

It was positioned, from memory, between the rear driveshaft and the chassis rail, just in front of the rear axle.....

Cheers,

Drewfus

[turps]

Have seen a nice light weight tank that would sit nicely on the underside of the body. Bolted on where the body rises up to where the rear seat is. There is enough room under here where it isnt going to hit the chassi or tail shaft.

Not sure of the size but PM Sparky or Juzza. They both have them.

[bigbluemav]

If you've got a body lift, there's heaps of room to mount a tank under the floor. I've got an approx. 10L air tank mounted there and its never taken a hit.

As I have a LWB, I could easily fit another 3 of this size tank. With a shorty you could at least fit two.


Regards

[robbie]

Have seen a nice light weight tank that would sit nicely on the underside of the body. Bolted on where the body rises up to where the rear seat is. There is enough room under here where it isnt going to hit the chassi or tail shaft.

Not sure of the size but PM Sparky or Juzza. They both have them.

mate, get pics for us..

[turps]

Have seen a nice light weight tank that would sit nicely on the underside of the body. Bolted on where the body rises up to where the rear seat is. There is enough room under here where it isnt going to hit the chassi or tail shaft.

Not sure of the size but PM Sparky or Juzza. They both have them.

mate, get pics for us..

I can probably get pics of the tank not the install though.
As I dont have the $100 for the tank.

[robbie]

yer, pics of the tank will do..

[Woop]

For a LWB, a 40L tank will fit on the inside of the RHS chassis rail. Use an International truck tank that has drain valve in the end cap rather than on the bottom. For a tank of this size, an endless air of similar would be the best compressor to use.

Nick

[ZOOK60]

i just bout one of those $30 jobs from kmart 18ltrs dont know what compressor i will run yet though

[Madmac]

i just put one in my GQ, havent done the plumbing yet, it came from a truck wrecker for $30, im guessing its somewhere between 15-20lts, tucked in nicely under the floor with a 2 inch body lift, im planning to make a bash plate to protect it, heres a pic

[robbie]

nice mounts, got more pics of them? did you drill holes in the floor to mount it up?

[Madmac]

the mounts were on the tank when i got it, and yeah i just drilled the floor and used some huge washer on the inside, i also put some locktite on the nuts, should be ok once i fit the bash plate over it

[Madmac]

heres a pic of it before i fitted it

[robbie]

where are you located? I wouldnt mind taking a look at that in person, the mounts look good.. what truck is it off?

[Madmac]

where are you located? I wouldnt mind taking a look at that in person, the mounts look good.. what truck is it off?

im in western sydney, not sure what model truck it came off, a mate picked it up at the truck wreckers, might have to put my location on my profile i think

[Woop]

Most truck air tanks with mounts like that on them usually are from trailers where they mount between the chassis rails. These are the best type to use, but are harder to get hold of than other types.

Nick