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Old 07-29-2014, 10:17 AM
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ON oard air system- where to put tank?

I have 2g viair air tank.. ( its for filling air tire up from beach 4x4)

Im trying to figure it out where to put it under the truck..

Any idea?

I cant remove the spare tire.

Any tips or advice will be great!

Thanks!!!!
Jake
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 10:37 AM
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Why not just use a portable air compressor? Probably more compact.
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 11:10 AM
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Inside frame rail, under hood, or in tool box
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 11:12 AM
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2g as in 2 gallon? that is easy. The question is, how is your exhaust set up? If you are running stock, or stock location single exhaust, simply mount it to the other side under the bed behind the rear axle. 2 gallon is not very large at all.. Depending on the layout.

Get a tape measure out, and start measuring. Looking at the specs it looks like it is smaller than the OE muffler on the truck, plenty of guys run duals, you might have to rig up some sort of heat shielding, but other than that, you have room...

Might need to verify the dimensions, but what about between the frame rails between the radiator and front bumper?
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 11:56 AM
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2g as in 2 gallon? that is easy.
I agree that simply mounting a tank underneath (esp long/skinny 2Gal) is easy, but is won't get him much air for refilling tires from low psi to hwy pressures. A small portable or even onboard compressor is usually even easier to mount than an air tank is, and will be infinitely more useful than 2Gal of air.
 
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Old 07-30-2014, 01:07 AM
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A compressor would be a much better option. Even a 5g air tank wouldn't be able to fill tires from mudding levels to highway amounts very well.
 
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I have a 3 gallon tank mounted on the outside passenger side frame rail.

Pics and details here: https://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...d-air-how.html
 

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