Replacement/Upgraded Battery Cables

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Aug 16, 2016 | 10:48 AM

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Aug 16, 2016 | 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by knottyrope

OP wants to just change ends not the cable

hopefully he has the good crimper

Yeah thats the issue now, i can get a cheap hammer crimper and/or we have a drill press although not sure if that would help at all. Impossible to do the main cables with the hammer crimper?

Aug 16, 2016 | 01:56 PM

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you need a lot of pressure, a hydraulic crimper would be best so there is no air in the crimp

Aug 17, 2016 | 06:49 AM

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Does anyone know if the positive cable (starter and crossover) are the same size? Both 2/0? I don't have the truck in front of me so I wanted to see if anyone knows.

Aug 17, 2016 | 08:12 AM

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IIRC stock pos cable is battery to starter is 2/0 and battery to battery is 1/0

Aug 17, 2016 | 08:15 AM

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I've read that too and thats what i'm confused about. If i were running a flag terminal, i'd need to get it for 2/0 then. would i have considerable issue crimping a 1/0 in the 2/0 opening? i think its only a 0.05" diff

Aug 17, 2016 | 08:20 AM

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why not get a new cable made and then there wont be an issue for a very long time

I know you are trying to save some money but the crimper alone is 200 to do it right

Aug 17, 2016 | 08:21 AM

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I picked up a cheap, 10 ton die crimper for $40, was going to give that a shot

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Aug 17, 2016 | 11:37 AM

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A lot of flag terminals are made for a range of gauges. Try to find one that will do 1/0 and 2/0.

Aug 17, 2016 | 10:00 PM

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I got copper lugs at ACE hardware and I used stranded copper welding cable from Air Gas. The sell it by the foot in any AWG you want, but then I own a Western Union style crimper too. I tinned the business ends before I put them in the lugs and crimped them. No issues in the last 3 years,

Aug 18, 2016 | 06:28 AM

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I ended up buying the positive cable harness.....by the time i was done trying to do it myself i could have bought it new....so i did. We don't have anything special on the truck and if we go that route, i can always rework it. I'm just going to "re-terminal" the negative side.

Thanks for all the help/ideas.