Optima Battery What One?
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Optima Battery What One?
Im going to buy a new optima battery but im wondering if it will fit where a normal battery would?what i mean is i hear they are not the same size as a regular battery and the battery hold down will not fit it?I was going to buy a red top one thats 800 cold cracnking amps and 1000 hot .is this a good one to buy or do you guys run the yellow top ones at all?just wanna make sure i get a good one there not cheap there from $169 to like $220 bucks.
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I have the red one the model number on mine is 34/78 never had any problems with it at all.The yellow one has a little more for the reserve 120 and mines 110 i paid about 170 for mine.its comes with a new hold down kit too.peace out! 
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I get the Red Tops and put them in all my trucks, never a fitment problem. Put them in my cars too. What I do is for my offroad trucks anyways, is get long grade 5 threaded rod, drill holes in the battery tray, washer both sides and make custom length rods. Then I use 1/8 angle on top to hold the battery down. I wrap it in electrical tape to avoid shorts, plus, I keep the + covered while working on the battery. I cut and flatten rubber hose under the angle to cushion the battery and put the battery on a battery matt. Works great.
I use marine (wingnut for connecting cables) terminals too.
I use marine (wingnut for connecting cables) terminals too.
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Just as an FYI. If you run anything like a winch, snowplow, or big amp stereo system with a red top it voids your warranty. Found this out directly from Optima when I got my last battery for the SD. Don't know how they would know but this is what they told me and it is on their website.
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Just get an Optima Group 31A. http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku Its the best battery EVER!!! Expensive though.
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Another battery consideration would be the Odyssey batteries. I actually like them better than the Optimas but I couldn't find one available at the time I needed to replace mine.
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I retract my previous statement. Odyssey batteries are the best batteries EVER!!!! http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc2150.htm
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Originally Posted by RotGrubestier44
I retract my previous statement. Odyssey batteries are the best batteries EVER!!!! http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc2150.htm
Within 40 minutes you went from the Optima to the Odyssey as the best batteries. Too funny. But seriously I do like the Odysseys better and I am glad that I could share. 
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man oh man i went to pep boys and bought a red top optima now im hearing about Odyssey.Im not sure what those run price wise but i wish i know about them before i got this one.I wonder if pep boys will take it back i didnt even put it in my truck yet.
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Originally Posted by Ronin007
Just as an FYI. If you run anything like a winch, snowplow, or big amp stereo system with a red top it voids your warranty. Found this out directly from Optima when I got my last battery for the SD. Don't know how they would know but this is what they told me and it is on their website.
