optima battery question
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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...
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
#17
Originally Posted by ECHO
Look at Sears there DieHard Platinum is a rebadged Oddessy.. All Great batteries