Why on earth Ford chose to put a meager 29gal gas tank on a 10-12MPG Super Duty truck is just beyond my understanding

Has anyone had experience upgrading to a larger tank with a short bed ext. cab 250 6.8 V10. (2004 model year)? Or, just upgrading in general? Gas tank or some other in-bed solution.

I'd be interested in whatever info I could get

(If there's already information in this forum please direct me to it as I did a search and got nothing)

 

Ford fuel tank systems
Here is a solution source.

 

I have a PSD so my milage is better but been thinking the same thing for different reasons. I was thinking of gettingna tanks from an excursion or something similar. the above link the tanks are $1k and up

 

I have a friend who got one from Aero Tanks and has been happy with it. If I remember right it definately was not cheap but he wanted the extra range for traveling.

 

JR, I have also thought about getting an EX tank and putting it where my spare goes, but my understanding is that you will have do fab and weld a support bracket on the frame. I'm no metal worker so that wasnt an option for me..

 

I can prolly do it. I'm going to extended my tow hitch area so I can fit a full size tire under there

ps how did you change your name I want a small r not a capital

 

I'm just gonna get the full size tire and winch it up till it hits the hitch and call it good.

 

I went through this last year. I have a 2009, CC, V10, 8 foot bed, 38 gallon gas tank. I contacted all the gas tank companies that you find talked about on here, FTE. They do not make a replacement gas tank whether its a 40, 45, 50, 72 gallon or whatever the number is. If you read it they make replacment fuel tanks (which is for diesel). as far as Gas is concerned they make extra tanks that go into the bed. If you look at the chart on the link above. At least in my case 2009 CC with 8 foot bed they only make it for diesel or if you have a 6 1/2 foot bed. I called them to see if the 6 1/2 foot model would fit on the 8 foot bed. They said NO do to something with this and that. so that is my experience.