I just picked up a battery tray for the express vans. But it didn't come with any hard ware or anything to hold the battery down. Does anyone have this on there truck? Did you run completely new wires for it to reach the battery?
LBZ: 2nd Battery on the frame?
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Typically people will cut the little tab off the bottom of the tray that sticks down. The factory plastic triangular looking hold down clamp bolts right in to retain the battery. Then just get 4x 3/8-16 bolts about an 1" to 1.5" long and bolt her on. Use a jack to get the height correct while you mark it. Make sure you have enough clearance up top to actually install the battery cables but not so tight that they could touch the body. People say they make there cables fit with no extension but in my experience I just extend them. It is best to buy the proper 1ga crimp tool as well. Hope this helps.
Dylan
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[LBZ:] 2nd Battery on the frame?
Yeah I don't have my factory retainers. But I will try to find some. The jack is good idea though. Thanks for the input
Yeah I don't have my factory retainers. But I will try to find some. The jack is good idea though. Thanks for the input
X2, You have pull the wires out of the loom and Re-route them but they do reach...
After Re-routing the wires and running them back I mounted it as bar back as the factory cable's would allow. The battery ended up under the passenger door towards the front.
I bought an odyssey PC-1750 group 65 and put in my truck as a single. This battery is amazing!!
Specs are here http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc1750t.htm
I paid $262 picked up in Houston
It fits right in, only trouble is you turn the battery backwards because the post polarities are backwards. Turning the battery around leaves you room to hook up the factory connections without changing a thing.
Specs are here http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc1750t.htm
I paid $262 picked up in Houston
It fits right in, only trouble is you turn the battery backwards because the post polarities are backwards. Turning the battery around leaves you room to hook up the factory connections without changing a thing.
[LBZ:] 2nd Battery on the frame?
I wiring in the same battery on my rail Coker. Did anyone make a cover for the battery holder. I was going to bend some metal or a cover
I wiring in the same battery on my rail Coker. Did anyone make a cover for the battery holder. I was going to bend some metal or a cover
Sub. I'm thinking of relocating both of my batteries to the frame but near the rear wheels and possibly on the inside of the frame. Haven't crawled under the truck to look at possible mounting points yet though.
You'll have a fuel tank and exhaust in your way unless you want to put it in front of the tank or behind the axle.
Give this a shot. Both batteries out of the engine bay. 
http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43542
http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43542
I'm going to mount mine above the exhaust under the front part of the bed. I measured and there is plenty of room. Inside the frame rails, and above the exhaust. I have a lb, so probably more room for me than the sb guys. I'll have to move exhaust hangers later when I add a 3rd battery, but 2 fits easily.
I'll post pics when I actually get to building the box. Saving up for some weatherproof boxes to put them in too.