optima battery question
11-07-2011, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ChryslerChris
Running the stock battery right now. Winch, lots of lights, wheeling, regular use - never had any shortage of power and it hasn't died on me yet. Just wondering why fix xomething that isn't broken? Is the stock battery truly that terrible?
I don't know so I'm asking...
I don't know so I'm asking...
11-07-2011, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan0260
It depends how old your battery is. When you run power hungry accessories it takes its toll on the factory battery...they can go quickly. I have used optimas in the past. They are good batteries. Going in to summer and winter are good times to replace because extreme heat and cold are hard on them
11-07-2011, 04:45 PM
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I had a yellow top die after 1 year of use. I was surprised. My current JKU has almost 100 k miles and 4 years of use on the original battery. I have had no issues with the stock battery in 4 years of new England summer heat and blizzard snow conditions. I suspect that this will be the year for a replacement battery. I will go with the yellow top.
11-07-2011, 04:56 PM
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My stocker died at like 2 years 50k I've been running yellow top with no problems since. Some people have their stocker die after 2-3 years. I think it's pretty common because I've seen lots of posts about it.
11-07-2011, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lvdoug
i've search for the info and i see two or three answers. what do we need for our jk? yellow top what number or group?
thanks, doug
thanks, doug
11-07-2011, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ECHO
Look at Sears there DieHard Platinum is a rebadged Oddessy.. All Great batteries
