Anyone know who sells a stainless steel air tank? I like the Viair tanks, but they are powder coated. I want stainless steel because I will be mounting it underneath the truck.
You'll be adding a lot of weight for nothing, not to mention stainless steel especially 304 stainless which is what an airtank will likely be, will be EXPENSIVE!!!!
I had my powdercoated tanks on for a LONG time and I never had rust problems. I never saw the VIAIR powdercoating come off either and mine were each right behind each tire and running 35" mud tires, plenty of rocks were thrown at them.
If you do find them, post up, but I haven't seen them.
You'll be adding a lot of weight for nothing, not to mention stainless steel especially 304 stainless which is what an airtank will likely be, will be EXPENSIVE!!!!
I had my powdercoated tanks on for a LONG time and I never had rust problems. I never saw the VIAIR powdercoating come off either and mine were each right behind each tire and running 35" mud tires, plenty of rocks were thrown at them.
If you do find them, post up, but I haven't seen them.
I've found some 5-gal SS tanks on some of these sites that cater to the Slammed and Bagged crowd, but that may be too big for mounting under the truck.
I've found some 5-gal SS tanks on some of these sites that cater to the Slammed and Bagged crowd, but that may be too big for mounting under the truck.
How big are your tanks?
2.5gal. Putting a 5 gal under the truck will be pretty tricky even if it is more like a hotdog rather than a propane bottle.
I had 2 mounted under the truck so I had 5 gallons of air total. When you connect them it runs pretty seamless.
There are 6 bungs total on each tank. 1 on top 1 on bottom and 2 on each end, this way no matter how you mount them you can always have a drain valve.
They are quality tanks, I wouldn't worry too much about them. I thought for sure I was going to dent the piss out of them, but they held up really well.
Ya, for the price of stainless you can run through a few Viars's. My 1Gal has 8+ trips down Baja in the last 4-5 years. You can see all the pics of the tank and controls here... Comp/tank - Tundra Solutions Photo Gallery
I just noticed a crack on the lower mount, a few tacks fixed that. No drain, but no problem yet. With the locker either. I put a quick connect on the frame rail too, and that cheap cover has never fallen off. (I'm going to be going a lot of knocking on wood here in a min!!!)
Jim where is you compressor? Good job on shoving the 2.5 in there, I wish I had that. Airing up with that little pump and tanks SUCKS in the sun!!
3" Toytec lift in front, Diff drop, Ride Rite airbags. 305/65/18 BFG A/T's on 18x9 Ultra Magnus, Prodigy in tow/haul button cubby.
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Girlfriend got the ol' girl.... (keep her in the fam) 2000 Tundra, AC 4x4 V8, Donahoe LT coils, TC upper arms, TC diff drop spacers, TC steering bushings, sway bar bushings, custom Deaver 11 leaf spring pack, Ride Rite Airbags, Fox shocks on rear, Viar compressor & 1 Gal. tank on frame rail with quick connect, ARB Air Locker, True Flow drop in filter, [/B]Jetchip (bought another ECU, so stock now), [/COLOR][/B]Downey ceramic headers, Custom Y pipe, 40 series Flowmaster, Centric Drilled and Slotted Rotors & Carbon Kevlar Pads, AR 16x8 Teflon Mojave's, 285/75/16 BFG A/T's, Snugtop Extra Vision top, Yakima racks and Space Booster, Brake Controller, PIAA Super Extreme bulbs, Clear Corners, Light bar w/ 2 Hella Rallye 4000 Euro Beam, GMC sierra fog lights in stock location, Optima battery, Sony mp3, powered Alpine speakers, 2-10's in a MTX Thunderform
It's under the hood between the airbox and the ABS. Of course the stock airbox is no more....I have an AEM dryflow filter, mounted on a blingy chrome tube from an old SSAutochrome setup. AEM resides in a custom airbox (much smaller footprint than the OEM box).
Viair 380C with a 150psi pressure switch/relay.
If you look below the compressor you can see the mounting holes for the original airbox.
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2003 SR5 V8 4x4 Access Cab; SS Autochrome intake with AEM dryflow; Truxedo cover; Rhino lining; 255/85/16 Cooper Discoverer S/T's; 16x8 Black Steel Wheelers; Ram Air; breather extensions; Viair 380COBA; Donahoe coilovers; Deaver 3leaf AAL; homemade bed rack; 21 gallon water tank, front Hidden Hitch w/Superwinch...
Air Tanks, Part Deux
2000 Tundra, AC 4x4 V8, Donahoe LT coils, TC upper arms, TC diff drop spacers, TC steering bushings, sway bar bushings, custom Deaver 11 leaf spring pack, Ride Rite Airbags, Fox shocks on rear, Viar compressor & 1 Gal. tank on frame rail with quick connect, ARB Air Locker, True Flow drop in filter, [/B]Jetchip (bought another ECU, so stock now), [/COLOR][/B]Downey ceramic headers, Custom Y pipe, 40 series Flowmaster, Centric Drilled and Slotted Rotors & Carbon Kevlar Pads, AR 16x8 Teflon Mojave's, 285/75/16 BFG A/T's, Snugtop Extra Vision top, Yakima racks and Space Booster, Brake Controller, PIAA Super Extreme bulbs, Clear Corners, Light bar w/ 2 Hella Rallye 4000 Euro Beam, GMC sierra fog lights in stock location, Optima battery, Sony mp3, powered Alpine speakers, 2-10's in a MTX Thunderform
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