i know the 2g alts suck but has anyone ever installed a sound system and powered it with the stock 2g alt. if so how did it work? not well or what. how many watts were you running thanx in adavance

 

I was running 2 1000 watt amps and 4 10" JBL power series subwoofers off of the stock 2G. I always run a capacitor though. It worked just fine. I'm currently only running one 1000 watt amp and 2 subs and everything's still good.

 

thnx u have no idea how much that helps. have you ever tried it without a cap?
do the lights dim reall bad or anything at idle or crusing speed

 

I had a 500 watt amp running off my 2G with no capacitor, and I had dimming headlights and a fairly large voltage drop when it was running. Do the 3G swap, not only for upgrading your audio system, but for making your electrical system safer and more reliable.

 

i was planning on it but need the 2g to work for a period of time

 

It will work, sorta, but I wouldn't recommend it. I would upgrade the electrical system before the sound system.

 

i already have the gift cards for the audio shop

 

I never said you couldn't buy the stuff. Go ahead and grab your audio equipment and get it all hooked up. It WILL work. I'm just saying you might see dimming headlights and voltage drops. BUT, the first thing you will want to do after you get it all done with is the 3G swap. If you have a local pick-n-pull or something like it, the 3G swap can be done for ~$75-$100 and is well worth it. That's what I did. I ran with dimming headlights and voltage drops for about 6 months before I learned about the swap.

 

what vehicles should i look for at the pick n pull or would it be better to get the 160 amper from rjm what would put out more as i was also thinking led ground effects and also led lights under the lip of the box so i can see at night without a flashlight. pink all the way jk

 

What engine does your truck have? One from RJM certainly wouldn't disappoint.

 

the best one there is..... meaning the 4.9 its a 92 and has the xlt option package if that matters

 

I hooked it up to just test without a cap when I had one sub in it and one amp to make sure everything worked and that made it dim out at idle really badly. So I wouldn't recommend it.

 

thnx looks like ill be adding a cap to the list