Long range tank and lift for NP Pajero petrol
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 18:37
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Hi All,
I have an NP Pajero petrol and of course it only carries 80 Litres as standard so to do a desert crossing next year I will need a long range
tank fitted. It is a 7 seater but don't need the last row of seats and currently I carry my 60L Waeco in the
seat well. Will I lose tis space with an aux.
tank?? So some advice please on which one is the best for me. Also, your suggestions on how much to lift her up and again what to fit to do this job.
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Reply By: Member - Vince B (NSW) - Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 20:13
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 20:13
Hi takenbyaliens.
Have a look at thePajero 4wd club of Victoria
forum.
There is a section under Generation 3 Pajero which has had many postings on the fitment of
long range fuel tanks.
I have hd raised King springs & bilsteins fitted to my NP & the off road ride is great.
Cheers.
Vince
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Reply By: psproule - Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 21:17
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 21:17
I have an Aux
tank in my NP DID, and my neighbour has one in his NM Petrol Exceed. The tanks fit under the rear
seat-
well and you dont loose the under-floor space. You also dont loose any departure angle due to their design. Ours is a 60L but you can get an 85L if yours is not an exceed (rear AC gets in the way). I highly recommend fitting one. With the DID we get just on 1500km touring range on the two tanks. We used to get about 1100 in our older 3.5L V6 NM with the same setup.
Brown Davis and Longranger both do tanks for these, and they look remarkably similar to the one to the right under article overview.
Add a 2" lift and you will never look back.
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Follow Up By: takenbyaliens - Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 21:25
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 21:25
Thanks for that.
Mine is the 25th anniversary model so not an exceed. so maybe I can get to an 85l
tank. i figure I need a max of 160L all up with plenty of leeway and I will carry one jerry as
well just to be sure.
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Follow Up By: takenbyaliens - Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 21:35
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 21:35
Just had a look at Longranger. They only do a 60L. Who does an 85L do you know??
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Follow Up By: psproule - Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 05:50
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 05:50
Longranger definitely do a larger one. But you know, Im not sure I would bother. 60L might not sound like a lot extra but it seemed to make all the difference to our touring ability. We crossed the Simpson in out V6 with the two tanks and one 20L jerry for good measure which we didnt need.
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Reply By: Dean - Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 15:31
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 15:31
As mentioned go to the Paj. site, all this stuff is there.
I have an NM petrol with TJM
suspension and a LONG RANGE AUTOMOTIVE 81L aux.
tank. You will not lose any internal space. It looks like the type in the little eo box. Your main
tank should hold 92L. Hangs down a bit, it did scrape a few times on the sandhills, but we had plenty on. Yet to try it in rocky terrain, that will really test its departure angle.
This setup was put on for exactly what you plan to do.
Pricing for the
tank ranged from 1370-1550, both prices fitted. Obviously I went for the cheaper which was TJM.
With a full load airbags may assist. We had some sag at the very start of the trip with a full load, this improved rapidly as the fuel,
water etc. was used.
I didnt fit the bags as most 4x4 outlets thought we should be right. However we dont have a bullbar, dual battery and other extra heavy accessories, you might be different.
Dean
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Follow Up By: takenbyaliens - Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 15:48
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 15:48
Hi Dean
Yes we have bullbar dual battery etc so will be loaded as all up we will be away close on a month. Had a look at the Paj site and found some info there. Thanks for your lead will follow up re TJM
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Follow Up By: takenbyaliens - Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 16:12
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 at 16:12
TJM have just quoted me 1550 for the
tank fitted. So prices have obviously gone up since you had yours in. About the same money quoted for TJM
suspension as
well - 1500. Bilsteins however just over 2100 fitted. Are they worth the extra 600????
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Follow Up By: Dean - Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 at 13:28
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 at 13:28
From memory I paid 2960ish for
suspension and
tank.
TJM dont make rear shocks for an NM, they use bilsteins in conjunction with their own stuff, thats what they told me anyway.
As you would have read on the paj site, stick with any of the main brands and you wont go wrong.
I simply picked
mine on price in the end and they had the longest warranty.
Dean
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