BuckeyeButch
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Just go to Great Lakes Skipper, they have tons of new marine fuel tanks that are built for various boats.
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I don't get it. In the designing phase, why didn't they widen the footprint 1/2 to 3/4 an inch to bring it down below the top of the bed. It's a deal breaker for me. (Edit)Thereâs this: https://titanfueltanks.com/products/sidekick-tank/gladiator-sidekick-tank-5060015
I bought one, partly because they had a scratch-and-dent model for about half price, though not the Gladiator-specific kit. The Glad kit is the same tank but different brackets, to mount to the trail rail on the passenger side.
On the driverâs side (where youâd naturally put it, so you can fill both aux and main tank without moving the truck) thereâs a bump in the sheet metal at the front left corner of the bed to clear the stock fuel filler neck. That bump means the tank doesnât sit flush into the corner on the driverâs side, but has a couple inch gap between the tank and the side of the bed. I made my own brackets and use that gap for storage
BTW the âscratch and dentâ was nothing, someone cross-threaded the threaded insert on the bottom nose of the tank where you can put in a rubber foot to support the nose on a wheel well. Useless on the Gladiator regardless, as there isnât a flat surface where it would land anyway. Tank had never been filled or even installed as far as I could tell.
Nothing fancy about this, no pump, no pushbutton transfer, no pipes or hoses to install. I use the included Shaker Siphon hose to transfer when the main tank is empty. Takes about 15 minutes with cold diesel (probably faster with less viscous gasoline)
Youâre right, itâs a generic fit tank that precedes the Gladiatorâs existence. Maybe theyâll make one to fit someday, but I doubt it. Seems like most of their business is under-bed fitted tanks for full size trucks where thereâs tons of room to use. And yeah, if fitting under a tonneau is a requirement, this wonât work at allit appears it was made for a different application and they "made it fit" for the gladiator. There's tons of space above the wheel well where the tank cold have been reduced in height to fit under the gladiator. As much as they charge for a simple plastic tank you'd think they'd make it fit the application.
Moving a problem. Now you're losing one of the main purposes of getting the bed...EVO has a Aluminum Tank and Skid plate that mounts in the Spare tire location. Can be seen here... it'll be available separately soon.
That is mounted on a GladiatorVery curious to see if that fits the Gladiator frame too
WOW, canât wait to find more information about it.
40GlL is about 284Lb
I think you are right. It also would have been better if it was on the drivers side since that is where the fuel filler is.I don't get it. In the designing phase, why didn't they widen the footprint 1/2 to 3/4 an inch to bring it down below the top of the bed. It's a deal breaker for me. (Edit)
After a second look, it appears it was made for a different application and they "made it fit" for the gladiator. There's tons of space above the wheel well where the tank cold have been reduced in height to fit under the gladiator. As much as they charge for a simple plastic tank you'd think they'd make it fit the application.