I have a FrontRunner roof rack with an Ikamper RTT. No more space for any Rotopax or Jerry cans on the roof. Is the rear bumper with swing arms my only option?
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This solution sketches me out. I’ll always feel like a hard enough bump will yank the window right out of the molding.
I'm not sure of your budget, but I cannot recommend a Long Range America tank enough. I've got the 40 gallon one and it fits perfectly, doesn't sag too low and you don't have to worry about jerry cans. You can DYI it, but I'd also recommend having it professionally installed, given the stakes of something that uses gasoline going wrong. LRA has shops that are affiliated with them who can do it.I have a FrontRunner roof rack with an Ikamper RTT. No more space for any Rotopax or Jerry cans on the roof. Is the rear bumper with swing arms my only option?
TIA
The two truly functional sizes of auxiliary tank require relocating the spare.. usually to a swing-out.
Hitch carriers can be great depending on your offroading goals.. they severely hamper departure angle. If you don’t have the ability to drop the thing before a trail and scoop it back up before moving on it also isn’t really a functional option. But, clearly the most affordable.
The utility of an aux tank and spare on a swing-out easily explains the popularity of that setup.
I am trying to avoid the extra weights..I don’t have any solutions nowAre you trying to avoid rear swing arms, or you do have one or two but already have them set up in a different configuration that prevents the cans?
I am trying to avoid the extra weights..I don’t have any solutions now
I totally agree with your answer here. I had the 12.5 gallon tank installed on my 2020 LC200 couple of months ago and by far it's my favorite modification to date. It added an additional 200 miles to my range. Personally I did not like the idea of a $5,000 rear bumper with a swing out and the spare mounted on the back. The off-roading I do doesn't warrant a 24g tank nor the spare on the rear.In regards to the two larger LRA tanks being the only functional ones, I would disagree pretty strongly with that. The tendency is bigger and larger, and maybe 12.5 gallons doesn't sound like a lot. The reality is that 12.5 gallons represents 60% more capacity, which is a big number by most measures. Most fill 18-21 gallons on the stock tank as it has to keep reserve. Aux tanks don't. Assuming 20 gallons fill / 12.5 is how I'm coming up with 60%. That' reflects pretty well in use as I have 500+ mile range on 35s, which I have found easily comfortable.
The spare relocation has pretty big implications to configuration, weight, and cost.