Who makes big fuel tanks for Rams?

[Gifford]

Does anyone else besides transfer-flow make replacement fuel tanks for the Dadge Ram? (I dont like their 54 gallon one because it hangs down 3. 5" below the frame rail, and I DO go offroad... )

 

[geusterman]

I think Aero has an 80 gallon for the side hole. George

 

[NVR FNSH]

Aero Tanks makes a 60(?) gal replacement tank. Do a search on Aero Tanks and you'll find mixed reviews regarding the quality of their products. What about the Transfer Flow 38gal aft axle tank?



Brian

 

[RKrueger]

Before purchasing the Transfer Flow tank for my duallie, I also looked into Aero.

I didn'y like the looks of the Aero to begin with, but more than that, with the Aero you will have to switch tanks manually. The advantage of the TF is that a computer keeps the volume balanced between the Main tank and the auxilliary tank. A tank-mounted fuel pump does all the transfers, and you can simply forget about messing with levers or overfilling.

This is how the TF system works:

Lets say you have your 54 gallon auxilliary tank installed. Your very nice, easily readable, lighted, dash-mounted readout will read 88 gallons when full, and will show you 34 gallons in the main, 54 gallons in the TF unit.

As you're driving along, the TF computer will allow the main tank to get to 26 gallons, and then begin pumping fuel from the 54 gal tank until the main tank gets to about 30-32 gallons.

Thereafter, the computer will keep pumping from the 54 gallon unit periodically to keep the main tank filled to the 32 gallon mark. When the 54 gallon tank gets down to 32 gallons, the computer will then pump fuel to keep both tanks at the same level, so that they both go down with the same amount of fuel in each tank.

The dash-mounted readout is -extremely- accurate. If it says you can put 15 gallons in the main tank, you won't get 16

The computer also modifies the dash mounted analog gas guage (the OEM unit) so that it reads the total percentage of a combined fuel load between both tanks.

So if you have 22 gallons in each tank, your analog guage will read 1/2.

It's more expensive than the Aero, but the quality of workmanship is flawless, and with nothing at all to mess with, it was well worth the extra bucks. You won't be dissappointed.



Have fun,

Robert

 

[Sageair]

RKrueger I couldn't agree more about the quality of Transfer Flows aux tanks. I have installed one in my father-in laws 99 PSD,one in my nieces 2002 Dodge and just last night I put one in a friends 2002 GMc. Each installation was a little different (Dodge was easiest) but none were hard and all turned out very clean. Complete,concise directions make all the difference. Quality parts and none missing what a concept!!

 

[RKrueger]

The reason Gifford hears only Transfer-Flow repeated in the forums is because the TDR group researches purchases before shelling out the bucks, and dissatisfaction with competitors brands :{ spreads quickly among the members.



Robert

 

[Peter Campbell]

Like above transfer flow. I have an aero 50 gallon in place of the stock. I had an aero 40 gallon aft axle "spare tire " tank. I kept the stock replacement- finally fixed all the problems. The aft axle tank went into a dumpster and the transfer flow went in. When I got the install finished it was wonderfull compared to the aero tank. You get what you pay for. OBTW AERO says to drill the bottom of the frame with 3/8 inch holes to mount the tank. See what the shop service manual for the truck says about that. If they cared they could have fabricated transition pieces to bolt to the side of the rail. They would have had to care and do more than the minimum. They can honestly say that the tank can be forcedto fit your truck- thats it.