Front tank or no

The '72-75 design does not depend on the skid plate to hold the tank in. There are brackets that hold it to the frame. The skid plate was an option, so ...

BTW my truck did not come with a factory fuel tank skid plate. I was surprised to see the bare fuel tank hanging down from the frame. Came complete with a whomping big dent in the center of the tank too. How can anyone buy a Jeep without skid plates? :? (a rhetorical question)

 

Be careful when you are just letting the rear tank sit on the skid plate, my 69 did that and i found out pretty quick how easily little rocks find tehre way inbetween the tank and skid plate and they love to make little pinholes, had to get a new tank because of the PO just let it sit there..... just my .02, also who makes the best gas cap for the under seat tank?