BUILT TOUGH
QUALITY-MADE aftermarket fuel tanks are also built tough, meaning they’ll be remarkably reliable. To ensure maximum strength and durability, “all Brown Davis long-range fuel tanks are constructed from 2mm aluminium coated cold rolled steel,” said Cam Brown. “This gauge of steel is sufficiently resistant to impact damage so that additional tank guards are not necessary.
“The aluminium coating on the specific steel used by Brown Davis offers the best of both worlds, with the strength of steel and the anti-corrosion properties of aluminium. The 2mm aluminised steel with internal baffles has proven itself over the past 30-plus years.”
ARB’S Frontier tank, on the other hand, is manufactured using crosslink polymer. “The plastic is amazingly strong,” Mark Berger said, “having impact, UV, chemical and fire resistance. ARB Frontier tanks are the first and only polymer tanks on the market and are borderline indestructible.
“The strong crosslink-polymer made up with a 7-9mm-thick wall makes the Frontier one of the strongest tanks on the market.”
Ric Black explained that the material of choice for the Long Ranger is aluminised steel, which is sourced from mills in Asia as it’s a specialty steel not made locally.
“This is basically cold rolled steel with a thin coating of aluminium added during manufacture for excellent corrosion resistance,” Ric told us. “Being made of 2mm aluminised steel the strength is unmatched, with design features such as integrated baffles and padded brackets to make sure it can handle whatever you throw at it, or, in most cases, what you land on.”
MOST AFTERMARKET FUEL TANKS ARE BUILT TOUGH, MEANING THEY’LL BE REMARKABLY RELIABLE