Battery suggestion

bruggymonster

bruggymonster

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I need to get a new battery. Mines dying. I've got a 10,000 lb warn winch, a few led lights, and a switch pros. I know it's not a ton but I want something decently heavy duty so I don't have to worry about it. Thanks in advance!


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JKDream

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I'm using a Northstar AGM-48. Powering quite a few accessories all the time. Never had an issue.

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OverKill

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I went with an optima yellow top over 5 years ago, still working, never had a problem. How often do you use led, what is the draw. Take the draw times the lights to see what the total is. Had a buddy that thought is was the battery, but the alternator was not putting out enough amperage for his lights.


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bruggymonster

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OverKill said:
I went with an optima yellow top over 5 years ago, still working, never had a problem. How often do you use led, what is the draw. Take the draw times the lights to see what the total is. Had a buddy that thought is was the battery, but the alternator was not putting out enough amperage for his lights.


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I don't use the lights that often only some night driving on back roads maybe 1 time a week for less than 20 minutes at a time, so I don't think its my alternator.
 
Stotch

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I'm using an Optima YellowTop as well. Although it may be true that Optima's reliability isn't what it used to be, I haven't had trouble with this one. I also have a RedTop Optima in the WJ which has been doing well despite a small voltage leak I had for a while due to a bad wire in the door. Optima's warranty is still really good also; 3 years of free replacements (BlueTop 2 year).
 
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Azblackdog13

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Battery Suggestion

To me, winch or no winch, auxiliary lights or not, after my experience w the shitty stock Mopar battery, if you got the coin get the dual battery set up from Genesisoffroad.com. $479 is steep, but it sounds like a real sweet set up. 36 month or less batteries in my book just don't cut it, but unfortunately that's all they are throwing at us now. I cant pop for that myself right now but its definitely on my radar. Apples and oranges as far as brands to me, but AGM definitely the way to go
 
Strodinator

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I would say Odysseys for sure. Sears sells them for great prices. If you do a ton of offroading then I wouldnt get an optima because they are known for losing their long lasting capabilities when exposed to constant vibration which is always there in a Jeep more so than a normal car. Now this probably won't stop me from buying one because optima has great warranties but just something to think about.

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Stotch

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Strodinator said:
I would say Odysseys for sure. Sears sells them for great prices. If you do a ton of offroading then I wouldnt get an optima because they are known for losing their long lasting capabilities when exposed to constant vibration which is always there in a Jeep more so than a normal car. Now this probably won't stop me from buying one because optima has great warranties but just something to think about.
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Traditional batteries are susceptible to vibrations also, are they not? Optima even advertises they are 15x more resistant to vibration than traditional lead acid batteries :idontknow:

Either way, I don't think you could go wrong with either Optima or Odyssey.
 
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Rocralr

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Hello. I just put a dual battery system in my 2015 JKU. I went with two yellow tops. So far they are great.:rock:
 
Stotch

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Jaybird 11 said:
I would go with a northstar or a odeyssey. I had alot of trouble with my blue top optima. It never would hold a charge very well.
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If it never held a charge did you ever try and get a replacement? I didn't get the BlueTop purely because the warranty was shorter than a YellowTop.
 
Strodinator

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Stotch said:
Traditional batteries are susceptible to vibrations also, are they not? Optima even advertises they are 15x more resistant to vibration than traditional lead acid batteries :idontknow:

Either way, I don't think you could go wrong with either Optima or Odyssey.
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I know they advertise as more vibration resistant I just have had personal experiences with vibration issues. Can't beat their warranties though and their customer service is great

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Stotch

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Jaybird 11 said:
Yeah i tried. I got it at Les Schwab. They charged it and said there was nothing wrong with it. I just quit going to them for anything after that.
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I probably would too. Doesn't sound like they were very helpful.

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I know they advertise as more vibration resistant I just have had personal experiences with vibration issues. Can't beat their warranties though and their customer service is great
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Fair enough.
 
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