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Offline Chevalade

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Shorty tanks on a crewcab?
« on: November 01, 2009, 03:43:21 am »
What are the chances that the shorty saddle tanks will fit/bolt in under a crewcab? Will the fillers be under the cab? I plan on having a 1" body lift so I should be able to extend the fill necks behind the cab.

Reason for it, is I plan on shortening the frame, and also won't have room to put a blazer tank in the back, but if the shorties will fit, I can put them in and shorten the frame 13" so the front hangers are at the back of the tanks.
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Offline zieg85

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Re: Shorty tanks on a crewcab?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 06:14:34 am »
if your talking about the 16 gallon tanks they fit fine. 
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Offline Chevalade

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Re: Shorty tanks on a crewcab?
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2009, 05:46:04 pm »
Awesome, thats what I wanted to hear.

Offline Mr Diesel

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Re: Shorty tanks on a crewcab?
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2009, 10:50:42 pm »
I tried to mount 16 gallon tanks on my 1976 Crew cab and the bracket mounting space was different. Nothing too hard to change, but I didn't feel like messing with it. Maybe it had something to do with the tanks being 80s model though.
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Re: Shorty tanks on a crewcab?
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 09:15:09 pm »
Yeah I don't mind a lil fiddling. They are tanks of an 84 I do believe going under a 91 crew so may mount right up.....I am thinking the frame size difference may be the only potential hassle.