Member - Mick O (VIC) replied:

Michael, I have had three of the major brands in two vehicles. I had a 145 Long Range Automotive in my previous Navara, and currently have a refurbished Long Ranger 145, and a 85 litre Brown Davis Sub tank in the Patrol. I had some issues with the LRA in the Navara some years ago which were sorted out without question and with a level of customer service you don't often find these days. I should also add that the final tank was still in the Navara three years later without incident. The Long Ranger is supplied and fitted by ARB (I bought my Patrol from a 4x4 store owner. It is in fact an ex ARB car). The tank cracked first time it saw any rough stuff and at 3.5 years old. ARB didn't want to know about it but after much complaining offered to fix it for labour costs equalling their normal install costs ($300).

Brown Davis pulled it out, strengthened and repaired it for $250. I have their subtank as well and subjected both to exceptionally rough treatment on a 2 month trip this year. No issues.

I would reccomend the Brown-Davis or Long Range Automotive tanks over the ARB stuff. Their service is also levels above ARB. Make sure you check the level of secondary reinforcing on vulnerable points of the tanks like corners as well as the level of internal baffaling which prevents the fuel slopping around.

The photo below shows the main area of weakness on the Long Ranger tank and the reinforcing "Pacman" welded on by Brown Davis. This type of reinforcing is critical in the large tanks.

Long Ranger repairs ("Pacman" reinforcing)

Cheers Mick

CraigB replied:

Michael,
I have a Brown Davis 160 litre replacement for my main front tank as I have a 90 litre gas tank in the rear. Within 2 weeks of it being installed it cracked on a seem (no off road). Brown Davis replaced the tank with a new one immediately - no problems only that I was off the road again for 1/2 a day for the swap over. When I was searching for mine Brown Davis were the only company that made a front replacement tank as a "stock item".
Regards
CraigB

3F62 replied:

I just priced a L/R tank for my 105 series L/C......was quoted on Long range automotive & Long ranger brands.......The supplier advised me that both companies are taking a few months to make & ship their tanks...... price was very close to each other........

cheers

Member - Gaz@Gove (NT) replied:

Michael, I've had a Long Ranger 182 ltr in my 105 LC for 2 years now and I have nothing to complain about. Fitted it myself. It's done the Central Arnhem Road 4 times and the Gibb River Road, the only thing I should have done when I fitted it was give it another coat of paint. Not that it needed it.

Have a merry xmas.
Gaz

Member - Bucky, the "Mexican" replied:

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Trevor R (QLD) replied:

Michael,

Be sure to get it complianced as I had an LRA tank on my Jackaroo and had problems getting a RWC when selling it recently. The car had no mod plate when I bought it and a shonky dealer was able to get it roadworthied without the mod plate to sell to me. It cost me a whole day and $230.00 when it really would have been a no brainer if the dirtbags who installed the tank (original owner of my Jackaroo) done the mod plate straight away. Tank itself was great but I did not subject it to any harsh conditions to really test it out though.

Cheers, Trevor.

Flywest replied:

2 x long rangers

I have had 2 Long Range tanks in the Cruiser 80 series and the F truck.

Put the 147 liter into the 80 series ourselves to save a $ and it was a bit of a task, but all done without injury or any leaks.

Then had ARB put a 250 liter long ranger in the F truck, because this is a BIG two piece tank, joined in the middle and not as easy as it seems to install.

Both have bashed their way up n down the WA coast between Mandurah and exmouth - and Perth to Karratha and back as well as all over the Pilbara without missing a beat.

I can't see anything to fix on them with one minor suggestion...

The 80 series drain bung is too easey to get at and someone drained it once when we left the vehicle unatteded a couple days.

Some sorta short 1 & 1/4 inch pipe extension, welded over the drain bung to stop anything but a deep socket from getting it out might deter the opportunist thief with a shifter spanner and jerry cans from knocking off $300 smackers worth of diesel when you can least afford it.

Cheers