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Dec 14, 2009 | 11:47 AM

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fordmudgrappler

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so I'm gonna put new thicker battery cables on my truck today. But the ground cable seems to be grounded in an odd place to me...so I wanna move it, i know this is a stupid question but i just wanna be sure. Am I gonna have a crappy ground if i just go directly to the frame rail beneath my battery instead of going back to the auto parts store and buying a ridiculously long battery cable?

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Dec 14, 2009 | 11:59 AM

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You have to have a heavy gauge ground wire from the battery direct to the engine.

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Dec 14, 2009 | 12:02 PM

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ok thanks its a 4 gauge now and I'm changing it out to a 2 gauge since most of the cables are corroded.

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Dec 14, 2009 | 12:10 PM

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Good thinking. The starter draws a huge current and it is vital that it has a good ground wire, so the need to go direct to the engine.

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