Relocating your Battery ideas??
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Re: Battery relocation options
Autofab makes a very nice battery tray/hold down system that can be mounted anywhere. I am using an Odyssey battery mounted on the outside of the frame rail jsut under the passenger door. I have not had any battery related issues with this set up. Not sure which model battery it is but it's very small and relatively light. Buying my next battery from Philo. Keeping it in the GFB family when I can.
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Re: Battery relocation options
Mark Keifer has a pretty trick one he mounted under the floor as well.
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Relocating your Battery ideas??
Other than the engine area, where have you guys relocated your battery? I would like to clean up the engine bay area and start making room for future coils and shocks, I was thinking of passenger side located on the frame rail and going with a Optima YT. But little worried about rocks hammering it when at speed in the desert. So i'm thinking maybe dimple die enclosed box. What's your thoughts and maybe some pics of yours if you like to share. Thanks
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Kiefer had a good location as others have moved their batteries around. I plan on stuffing it down by the t-case.
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
Passenger side gets hot because if the exhaust. That being said, Tom has a really cool dual battery setup with the mounts on each side of the frame rail.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/121 ... -f250-4x4/
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
I'm hanging mine off the frame rails just behind door area. Good mid point for wiring accessories and such. Will make a shield down the road,pm
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
Here are some pics of the Southwest mount
Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
Lots of bs on how to wire a dual batt setup. Here is the KISS method with no fancy relays or isolators.
Just wire & a 4 position boat switch. The boat guys have been doing it the KISS method for years.
Note that if you remote mount the switch or batts be sure to armor your cables. I use split loom and lots of zip ties.
My switch is under the drivers seat and the batts are in back
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Just wire & a 4 position boat switch. The boat guys have been doing it the KISS method for years.
Note that if you remote mount the switch or batts be sure to armor your cables. I use split loom and lots of zip ties.
My switch is under the drivers seat and the batts are in back
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
That's really nice and it is up and out of the way. Looks like it makes for a fun fuel filter changerobertcrav wrote:Here are some pics of the Southwest mount
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
So what battery/batteries do you recommend?
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
Here you go on what battery:
http://www.gofastbroncos.com/forum/view ... f=14&t=606
http://www.gofastbroncos.com/forum/view ... f=14&t=606
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
Thanks for the link!! Still working on my search skills on my phone.
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Re: Battery relocation options
I could swear that I remember one of the Bronco fab shops, Giant, Solo, or someone like that sold a subsurface battery box at one time. It went under the seat and "sunk" it like you are talking about. It was awesome, but I cannot find who had it. I think I saw it at the Off Road Expo some years back. It would be great there, as long as it didn't interfere with an under bed shock set up. Anyone ever see this premade battery box I speak of?ChaseTruck754 wrote:Run an AGM battery & inside the cab is no big deal at all. That being said in my buddies blazer I was sinking then (duals) into the body just inside the tailgate on either side. I'm pretty sure this would interfere with the shackles on the broncos though.
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
That looks like the one AutoFab sellsAgui-E7TE wrote:Passenger side gets hot because if the exhaust. That being said, Tom has a really cool dual battery setup with the mounts on each side of the frame rail.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/121 ... -f250-4x4/
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Re: Battery relocation options
I seem to think it was Geoff/Giant. Not 100% sure though.Baja wrote:I could swear that I remember one of the Bronco fab shops, Giant, Solo, or someone like that sold a subsurface battery box at one time. It went under the seat and "sunk" it like you are talking about. It was awesome, but I cannot find who had it. I think I saw it at the Off Road Expo some years back. It would be great there, as long as it didn't interfere with an under bed shock set up. Anyone ever see this premade battery box I speak of?ChaseTruck754 wrote:Run an AGM battery & inside the cab is no big deal at all. That being said in my buddies blazer I was sinking then (duals) into the body just inside the tailgate on either side. I'm pretty sure this would interfere with the shackles on the broncos though.
It's not super hard to make custom ones though.
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Re: Relocating your Battery ideas??
I asked Jeff that one time, but he swore it wasn't him. I think it was though. In fact, I'm almost positive.
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Considering that truck was built at autofab (partly by the owner & partly by the 'fab crew) I'd say you're right. Tom's truck might even have been the truck they designed it on & kept the templates from - not sure.Baja wrote:That looks like the one AutoFab sellsAgui-E7TE wrote:Passenger side gets hot because if the exhaust. That being said, Tom has a really cool dual battery setup with the mounts on each side of the frame rail.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/121 ... -f250-4x4/