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azrving
Jul 13, 2017Explorer
Depending on what the cross supports are riding on you may be able to add more of them. My sons were angle iron with a notch cut out at each end. I was able to slip them up in on top of the side to side pieces. I smoothed the edges and put pieces of inner tube rubber on all of them to provide a little protection for the tank. I cut them long enough that they had to be wiggled into place and they couldn't move. With the weight of just the tank on them they didn't move anyway.
If your main rails are too flimsy you may need to remove the tank and start at square one in making it strong enough. That's a pretty wide span on your set up. Some local steel supply places will sell odds and ends or cut it for you. You're probably looking for something like inch to inch and a half angle in about 3/16 or 1/8 inch thickness. Post more pics as you get into it or have a welding shop help out.
If your main rails are too flimsy you may need to remove the tank and start at square one in making it strong enough. That's a pretty wide span on your set up. Some local steel supply places will sell odds and ends or cut it for you. You're probably looking for something like inch to inch and a half angle in about 3/16 or 1/8 inch thickness. Post more pics as you get into it or have a welding shop help out.
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