I was asked about how I mounted my 10# co2 tank and thought I should share my response;

I not only needed to have access to the tank but needed it to be able to operate while I was driving so it could run my lockers (it needed to be mounted upright). This as you know is not necessary if you are only going to need access to it just to fill a tire quickly (set the bead etc.).



Mine are mounted to the body of the truck.
I cut the carpet then drilled three holes in the floor, filed, spray painted and ran bolts through them.



I lay the carpet back over the bottom of the holder to avoid the metal on metal vibrations.

I found that alone it was not secure enough to keep the whole deal from rattling around so I detached it and…

Just above the pocket and below the speaker I found a strip of sheet metal under the plastic molding. I figured out where to drill lining up two holes through it and the molding.
I ran a long (maybe 6”) but not very thick (1/8-1/4”?) through the sheet metal and secured it to the sheet metal with a lock nut. Put the plastic molding back running the protruding bolts through it and added another lock nut.




I then lined up the detached tank bracket to those bolts and drilled holes through it.
I secured the bracket to those bolts with a nut on one side and a lock nut on the other cutting off the excess of the bolts.



I then bolted the bracket to the floor as before.

It was a lot of work but it does not move now and when I did the other side it went pretty smooth.

Looks good, Tom

I have a different bracket for my tank, which does not have a base plate for underneath the tank.

I mounted mine a little differently. I took Tom's suggestion and ran a bolt out from the sheet metal wall near the speaker. My second mounting point was to run steel cable from the tank bracket to one of the tie-down brackets on the floor, and use a turnbuckle assemble to tighten it up. It is pretty solid.








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Bklyn, You have CO2 for an air-ride suspension?

Nah, nothing that fancy. I run my lockers and fill tires with it.

Nice Tom, very sharp install

Excuse my ignorance.... Lockers??

No worries bro;
http://www.arbusa.com/Products/Air-Lockers/10.aspx

2 co2 tanks?!

you're an animal

There is no warning when it runs out, it just goes strong and then is empty. if I run out on the trail with no spare I lose my lockers.

So there are Pro's and Con's to having air lockers on your X. The Pro is for Off-Road slip differential, but the Con is when highway roads become wet or icy the vehicle can be difficult to handle.


"Newer vehicles with limited slip differentials (LSDs), positraction etc may offer some improvement over standard differentials, but more often you’ll find the slipping is not "limited" enough to maintain forward progress. Automatic locking differentials also have their disadvantages. Aside from being noisy, automatic locking differentials often upset the on highway and off road driving characteristics of your 4x4. During normal driving conditions, vehicle responsiveness becomes less predictable, and when highway surfaces become wet or icy, the driver must use extreme caution just to keep the truck in control."

There's no tank gauge to tell you how much air is left? That seems odd. I use a 20# CO2 when I paint in locations where electricity is unavailable. I have an output gauge to tell me how much PSI I'm using and another gauge to tell me how much air is left in the tank.

I believe you misunderstand how this thing works. There are really no "con's" with an ARB air locker besides the price. You can turn it on when you need it and off when you don't with a flick of a switch from the comfort of your driver’s seat. When it is off you can not tell it's there.



Can you please elaborate? Picture, brand/model #, price, where to purchase…

Thanks.

This is the photo I was talking about. That 1" wide cargo net used as a divider. Where did you get that? What is it called?

It's a Raingler net just like I said in your PM. I like it. They are one of the B2SR sponsors. If you come to the event you might win one in the raffle.