56" rear spring ran backwards gas tank clearence???

[down4thakrown]

i remember when sapper posted bout 56's in the rear and some one replied with issues of the gas tank???? i got 56's in the rear but i wanna flip them to get the extra wheel base and wanted to know if the stock gas tank location is goin to cause a problem. im puttin i think stock 56's but i think there less 1 leaf. but what kinda pinion angle do i get??

 

[dremu]

i remember when sapper posted bout 56's in the rear and some one replied with issues of the gas tank???? i got 56's in the rear but i wanna flip them to get the extra wheel base and wanted to know if the stock gas tank location is goin to cause a problem. im puttin i think stock 56's but i think there less 1 leaf. but what kinda pinion angle do i get??

Depends on your diff and cover ... I have a 14bff with a Jethro cover (grunt) ... and I cannot flip the springs around. Bad, bad things would happen, as the gas tank and skid plate would lose to the Jethro cover

You can move your tank into the bed, buy a pickup, or do like me and just keep the springs long-side back.

-- A

 

[Poohbair]

I was running Ford 57's in the rear of mine backwards for the extra wheelbase. I loved it. Everyone told me not to do it because I would have tons of axle wrap and a poor pinion angle. I had NO ISSUES at all. Zero axlewrap... and I was never known for being easy on the throttle... perfect pinion angle w/ no shims, and it cleared the gas tank w/ no problems... Moved the rearend back roughly 6". Here is a picture of how it looked w/ the rearend moved back...

 

[dremu]

I was running Ford 57's in the rear of mine backwards for the extra wheelbase. I loved it. Everyone told me not to do it because I would have tons of axle wrap and a poor pinion angle. I had NO ISSUES at all. Zero axlewrap... and I was never known for being easy on the throttle... perfect pinion angle w/ no shims, and it cleared the gas tank w/ no problems... Moved the rearend back roughly 6". Here is a picture of how it looked w/ the rearend moved back...

Sweet truck, Poohbair -- I like the "formed by necessity" body panels =))

What size tank is/was it -- the 24, or the 31?

-- A

 

[85mudblazin]

I have the 31g and there is PLENTY of room.

 

[down4thakrown]

did u have to shim the rear end??

 

[Poohbair]

Sweet truck, Poohbair -- I like the "formed by necessity" body panels =))

What size tank is/was it -- the 24, or the 31?

-- A

I think mine had the 24 gallon tank.
RIP to my rig... it went to the crusher about 2 weeks ago... but yeah, I never had an issue with squeezing it in places that were quite big enough

 

[dremu]

I have the 31g and there is PLENTY of room.

Dangit. And you did long side front on the springs?

Oh. and what kinda cover d'ya have on your diff? ... maybe my Jethro's size is the problem

-- A