[nam6869usmc]

Plus with a rear bumper, a big spare back there, I'd rather have the weight of the fuel tank between the axles than hanging out at the back.

Agree,...when I wheeled at Rausch, the thing that stopped me the most was being high centered on the Gas Tank Skid, so I would anticipate a hit on the tank & use a dab more skinny pedal to go up & over. If that tank was 2" farther up in, that would solve a lot of our problems, and an aftermarket Skid wouldn't even be an issue. At this point I was using the Skid as a Slider all day long. An aftermarket Skid of that size would weigh a ton, because I know my "Skidrow" Engine Skid is pretty heavy at that size, we all would need Hemi's installed.. I would take the reduction in capacity(thinner Tank) for the tank to be recessed 2".

 

[nam6869usmc]

A shallower fuel cell with a good skid plate would be the ideal solution in my view.

X2,..>Definitely ideal,......going over a sharp up & down(high centered) obstacle would take that worry away.