Swap 26 gal tank for 34— any mod required?

[Erik the Awful]

I've thought about this a bit. I would go to Pull-A-Part. Grab the tank and fittings from a Suburban. Take the opportunity to look at the pickup next to it and see if there are any other differences. Buy any other related parts I spot. Bolt my 44 gallon tank into my pickup.

The big question is if the tank would fit with my receiver.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

I've thought about this a bit. I would go to Pull-A-Part. Grab the tank and fittings from a Suburban. Take the opportunity to look at the pickup next to it and see if there are any other differences. Buy any other related parts I spot. Bolt my 44 gallon tank into my pickup.

The big question is if the tank would fit with my receiver.

Yup I believe the Burb frame is different in the back. And I can vouch that the Burb tank takes up ALL the available space! Fortunately both my Burb's came with the towing package, so the hitch was already there.

 

[Dangrus4060]

Longbed trucks get the 34, shortbeds get the 25. It's not an optional thing. The front bracket setup is different. I've never heard of anyone successfully swapping it but I don't know if anybody has really tried.

Richard

I have a K2500HD ECLB and it came with the 25 Gal tank from the factory... wish I had the 34 Gal tank!

 

[someotherguy]

I have a K2500HD ECLB and it came with the 25 Gal tank from the factory... wish I had the 34 Gal tank!

I know they're out there with longbed/small tank but they're far from common. No idea what the decision-making tree looked like for those trucks to exist.

Richard

 

[Caman96]

I know they're out there with longbed/small tank but they're far from common. No idea what the decision-making tree looked like for those trucks to exist.

Richard

Closest pallet? lol

 

[Supercharged111]

My understanding is that a Suburban tank will fit in the back of a long bed and if you have a short bed you're gonna want a rear Tahoe tank.

 

[termite]

No idea what the decision-making tree looked like for those trucks to exist.

Richard

Dont try to bring logic into decision making.

 

[Erik the Awful]

I think we're also forgetting that a Suburban/Tahoe fuel filler neck won't bolt to the stock pickup location, and the bed may be in the way of welding it in behind the rear wheels. You'd need to run the tank as an auxiliary to your existing tank and wire and plumb it accordingly.