Topic: battery mounts

[REG535]

I am having problems to a solution. Do I run an optima after all the disgust of them on Pirate4x4 with a battery mount from: http://www.artecwelding.com/ If you did these which mount does everyone like best? I will have to measure to see which one fits.
Also I was thinking an odessy battery but no one has them stock, and when something happens I will have to order the battery.
Or just go to the dealer for the factory battery mount and call it done.

[mudmaster]

I've never had a problem with my Optima yellow top 

[83yota5960]

have a red top optima it is great no problems best way to go for sure i had nothing holding my battrie box and the only battrie box i could find was the new one from trail gear so i picked it up it is nice looks good to

[REG535 [OP]]

ok thanks guys. http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/Universal-Battery-Tie-Down-p-2372.html
What about this ? More options to run any battery

[83yota5960]

how does that work? and the trail gear box was like 50 bucks if your wondering its a full box.

[badshark]

anyone runiing dual batteries i like the arctic one but will those fir in a 4runner?

[locked 4x4]

I saw a cool way to mount an optima battery.  The guy was running dual optima batteries in his scout.  He had converted it over to a v8 and dovetailed the fron so that there was no room under the hood.  His solution was to mount them upside down under the bed.  Because they had the round cells he was able to drill holes on the edges between the cells and bolt then to the undersie of the bed.  Sounds sketchy but it looked way legit.  They werent goin anywhere.  You could do the same thing in the engine compartment though.  Bolt the battery to the fender.  I think it would hold better than the stock battery mount.  They sometimes come loose.

[mudmaster]

Ballistic makes some nice ones. They have dual ones too

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Ballistic-3478-Optima-Battery-Box_p_1624.html

[badshark]

yeah those look badazz

[badshark]

but is there room to run a duel set up under hood i did in my old jeep but not sure if there is room in my 89 runner

[BLACKDOG]

but is there room to run a duel set up under hood i did in my old jeep but not sure if there is room in my 89 runner

you can always move them.  A lot of people move their batteries to under their bed, when they run duals.  I could probably fit another battery under the hood in my '86 4runner with a 22re, but it'd be a tight squeeze.  It'd be near impossible in my '91 with the 3.0

[wesley]

i think the only way you could make it work under the hood is to design an intake that frees up space near your factory air box. most of them do. and then probably doing a little modification to the wheel well there. either bang it down a bit or cut some out and weld in a plate for the battery to sit on

[REG535 [OP]]

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Ballistic-Generic-Battery-Box-_p_1673.html They came out with a generic one. So am guessing you can run any battery you want which is nice. I will be ordering one soon.

[mudmaster]

Nice!

[JoeWelder]

the optimas also come with mounting pieces that clamp it down on the side.... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads3/optima1092161338.jpg
i used one on each side (2) and it holds mine down solid as could be....i can take a picture if you would like.

[REG535 [OP]]

go ahead and post it. I probally wont be getting an optima just for the reason of unrealibilty.

[JoeWelder]

heres a couple pics of mine....i also welded in a little plate just in case it did ever come loose, it wouldnt fall into the motor....again.

[REG535 [OP]]

thanks for the idea and pic