Just curious if anybody here has ever upgraded to heavy gauge wire from the braided and small gauge ground wires that came from the factory on our trucks?

Like to hear your experiences with it.

 

Good idea, the auto manufacturers treat copper as a precious metal, the cables are adequate when new but just barely, with the road grime and salt brine and atmospheric pollution, it doesn't take that long to cause trouble. Neglected grounds and connections cause LOTS of problems. They even used dissimilar metals in the past in some battery cables and between ground connections. Better cables, better connections better routing, means longer lived alternators and voltage regulators, and batteries.

 

I like to say ...

Grounds Grounds Grounds, You can never have to many, just to few!

Personally, I prefer the copper braided ground straps.

-Enjoy
fh : )_~

 

Our OBS and Brick Nose PU trucks do not use the so called braided ground strap (cable or wire) for the electrical system.

 

I replaced all my primary wiring with some fine strand heavy gauge high end wire I had left from the A/V install in my other car. All ends are soldered and sealed with hi temp silicone tape.

 

Absolutely. I'll be upgrading the grounds in every vehicle I buy. Upgrading in my 95 made a HUGE difference.

I just use whatever wire I'm using for the audio. In this case I have 2GA.

 

I decided to try this kit out, kind of pricey, but sounds like quality parts.

https://ceautoelectricsupply.com/pro...ost-batteries/