1994-2002 Ram 1500 gas tank strap (rear)

From : don

Q: the rear strap that holds up the gas tank on my 94 ram rusted out and snapped. luckily the tank hung in there. dodge dealer says the strap is on national back order and could arrive in 2 days 2 weeks or 2 months. dealer also mentioned the strap was universal across 1994-2002 ram trucks. for now we used a nylon strap w/ ratchet to hold the tank up. called a couple junk yards however seems they cut the straps in order to quickly remove the gas tank. anyone know where i might be able to obtain one of these hard to find straps thanks don .

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From : greg o

anyone know where i might be able to obtain one of these hard to find straps thanks don remove the old strap hardware and all and have a sheet metal shop whip out a new on seems like an easy repair to me. greg .

From : tom lawrence

axle. i have seen them on ram 4x4 and they look pretty simple. is it just a simple matter of lifting the van using the frame and loosing the u-bolt nuts enough to insert the spacer blocks yes but youll most likely need new u-bolts as the current ones probably arent long enough to accomodate the blocks. buy these when you buy the blocks. theyre probably 3 wide square u-bolts but double-check to be sure. measure the length of the current ones add the height of the blocks and another 1/2 to be safe. this is the length of the new u-bolts that youll need. is there anything i should be aware of that may screw up will i have a problem with the springs or axle moving not if you do one side at a time. where is a good point to lift i was considering the rear spring mount lift the van from the axle like you normally do. go up as high as you can then put a set of jack stands probably 6-ton stands not for the capacity but for the height under the frame rails. remove the tires then lower the van onto the jackstands. you want at least 4 between the bottom of the hub and the ground so you have room to work. put the jack under the axle of the side youre working on and raise it until it just supports the weight of the axle but isnt compressing the spring any. remove the u-bolts then slowly lower the axle down