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Vehicle & Technical => Jeep => Topic started by: plumjam on September 22, 2008, 18:55:31

Title: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: plumjam on September 22, 2008, 18:55:31: hi guys
has anyone built a petrol tank gaurd for a jeep cherokee xj,
i have a standard petrol cherokee and have recently knocked the tank, as this is not good
i would like to put some kind of a gaurd over it,
but could do with some plans or pictures of one fitted etc, so i have some idea what it looks like,
i have a towbar fitted not sure if this would help or hinder though.
ive done a few searchs but its hard to find cherokee bits,

any help would be appreciated !! :-k :-k :-k :-k
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: Fat Gaz on September 22, 2008, 20:03:02: You used to be able to get a genuine jeep fuel tank skid but due to the age of the model they stopped making them about 3 years ago.

Beware because I think the tanks are different on a mk1 & a mk2 facelift Cherokee. Had one of the last in stock on my mk2 & IIRC you have to remove the towbar & re-fit it sandwiching the fuel tank skid between it & the chassis.

Check out eBay 1st for a Jeep part but there are plenty of aftermarket & stronger ones in the USA ;)
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: Bishops Finger on September 23, 2008, 12:45:55: As his Gazness says
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: plumjam on September 23, 2008, 13:19:49: cheers for the reply...
never thought about ebay and of coarse ebay .com guess the states is a good place to start looking for bits :lol: :lol: :lol:
it will be a bonus if i have not got to build it myself,
thanks for the tip :dance:
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: The Smiths on September 23, 2008, 14:59:36: Get in touch with a scrap yard for a MK1 one (about Â£20/35) They can be modded to fit MK2 if that is what you need.
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: Fat Gaz on September 23, 2008, 19:16:19: Did they come as standard on the Mk1, IIRC some skid plates did like the transfer case, cant be sure about the front steering skid :D
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: The Smiths on September 24, 2008, 01:31:39: They came as part of upgrade packs if I remember right
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: offroading.net on September 26, 2008, 08:00:00: Came on the SE spec, or as an option
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: plumjam on September 27, 2008, 13:44:09: sadly not fitted on mine..
but will try a few breakers for some underbody protection :dance:
not sure about the se spec but my mate drives one also a 96 mk1 ill check under his see whats there,
if anything that is,
guess i need to do all three as a starting point... :roll:
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: The Smiths on September 27, 2008, 19:11:46: I've just fitted a tank guard today - have been offroading for a year without one - then old tank sprung a leak, when I took it off it was somewhat dented - that would explain why I was not getting as much in the tank
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: Bishops Finger on September 27, 2008, 21:52:20: Always a problem filling a leaking tank... :rolleyes:
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: The Smiths on September 28, 2008, 09:22:32: Quote from: Bishops Finger on September 27, 2008, 21:52:20
Always a problem filling a leaking tank... :rolleyes:

No problem filling it - it's keeping it in :doh:

And have you seen the price of cooking oil these days :P
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: plumjam on September 29, 2008, 19:58:15: well ive gained a few dents but lucky no leaks,
at 15 miles to the gallon its the last thing i need petrol leaking :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: petrol tank gaurd
Post by: Grizzly on October 10, 2008, 10:53:41: http://www.skidplates.com/GasTank_XJ_ZJ.asp (http://www.skidplates.com/GasTank_XJ_ZJ.asp)

just to get some ideas