Not a clue. :/ I just go for the largest CCA and reserve that will fit. Right now it's a PepBoys battery, came with a huge 7 year non prorated warranty. Heavy bugger too. My ol Mopar battery only lasted one year. I'll stick with batteries where the stores are widely available.
Read the full replyAnyone got any experience with these? Found them in the rebate/deal section on the Mopar website looking for the powerPro batteries.
Comparisons to the DieHard SUV battery?
Optima RedTop?
Exide Orbital?
Got an old DieHard at 60.1 months on a 60 month warranty, and behaving as expected at that age...
Lon did pass the time by typing:
Not a clue. :/
I just go for the largest CCA and reserve that will fit. Right now it's a PepBoys battery, came with a huge 7 year non prorated warranty. Heavy bugger too.
My ol Mopar battery only lasted one year. I'll stick with batteries where the stores are widely available.
The advantage a battery like an Optima or Exide Orbital has in a Jeep over a conventional battery is they are essentially shock and vibration proof. Take a conventional battery offroading enough and the plates will be knocked loose and start shorting cells out.
Jerry
Believe it or not Johnson Controls makes 90% of all the batteries in the US no matter what the brand name is. They also make 95% of all automotive and aircraft seats and interiors.
HarryS
I know someone who got a 24V NiCad aircraft battery "scrap dead" and found enough good cells (they're removable individually) to make a 12V battery for his truck. Used the case, quick detach cable plug and all. It lasted seven years ...in Montana.
I just buy the biggest battery I can get halfway cheaply. I put a marine dual purpose battery in a trunk mount case (from the local street squirrel schlock rod supply) in my fine DCX product and saved a lot of money off the "right" battery-nearly $200.
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