badmix
1/2 ton status
Where are you guys mounting your tanks?? Got pics? 
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Where to mount OBA AIR TANK???
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George_Pimpdaddy
1/2 ton status
spot that I like is at the back of the blazer behind the rear tires. theres a good bit of room up there.
Mounted my 2.5 gallon tank on the passenger side frame rail just behind the factory TBI fuel filter.
Here's mine.
Right behind rear seat - left side.
Right behind rear seat - left side.
I have the same tank and it leaks around that little regulator... does yours do that too?
Mine is in the bed...
badmix
1/2 ton status
Thanks. I shouldve specified that I want this under the truck out of the way. Pics would be helpful. 
Pics would be helpful.
My friend's bronco has a tank bolted to the inside of the framerail (kind of between the tranny/tc area) and it's never given him problems...
I've always been worried about puncturing them down there though so I'd look into some sort of skid...
I've always been worried about puncturing them down there though so I'd look into some sort of skid...
lectric80
3/4 ton status
I don't have pics because I haven't gotten to it yet, but I have a 2.5 gallon tank that I am mounting right by the rear seat drop down. It should be protected from damage, as well as be out of the way of most of the salt. There is a lot of room in that area to accomodate a tank, but some of the pics in this thread might be too much.
cabledawg
Secret Squirrel
I had a ten gallon mounted under the drivers side area, between the front and rear doors. First time I went wheelin, it got ripped off the bottom and I had it tucked up almost completely outta site, so it was above the bottom edge of the frame. I now have it where the spare tire used to be and I am just planning on mounting the spare onthe back bumper.
Hijack: For you guys using the 2.5 gallon tanks, do you run out of air quick? My ten gallon takes forever to fill, but can do at least two tires before it starts getting too low. I'm putting OBA onthe wife's Burb, but I dont have a place for the tank as I cant move the spare anywhere else so I was looking at smaller tanks. It just seems that you'd run short trying to fill up tires.
Hijack: For you guys using the 2.5 gallon tanks, do you run out of air quick? My ten gallon takes forever to fill, but can do at least two tires before it starts getting too low. I'm putting OBA onthe wife's Burb, but I dont have a place for the tank as I cant move the spare anywhere else so I was looking at smaller tanks. It just seems that you'd run short trying to fill up tires.
Hijack: For you guys using the 2.5 gallon tanks, do you run out of air quick? My ten gallon takes forever to fill, but can do at least two tires before it starts getting too low. I'm putting OBA onthe wife's Burb, but I dont have a place for the tank as I cant move the spare anywhere else so I was looking at smaller tanks. It just seems that you'd run short trying to fill up tires.
This will depend on your compressor output and how long it runs. My York (the big one, 10CFM IIRC) fills the 10 gallon tank to ~150psi in a minute or a minute and a half, IIRC. It then cycles on and off, with the duty cycle depending on if I'm doing tires or running the impact or whatever.
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cabledawg
Secret Squirrel
Yeah I'm only at a fraction of that. The 90 burb has a 12v that is rated at 2.5 cfm at 45psi, but past that I think it drops off pretty fast. I have the volume, but not the pressure
