Battery Relocation on 08+?

[ImportThis]

i personally wouldnt use welding cable, or if you do, make sure you use a good woven loom around it.. it takes forever to pull it thru, but its much better than plastic loom.. i work at an alternator/starter shop and too many times i have seen someone use welding cable, and it rubs in two somewhere and shorts a lot of sh!t out.. it also is not very oil/gas resistant as it eats the coating off.. also, never EVER buy battery cables from any parts house, unless it is going on your lawn mower, their 4 ga cable has the same amount of copper as a good 8 ga cable has.. and NEVER use bolt on cable ends, always use either crimp on or solder on.. just a lil advice from a 12Volt guy..

[pl4yboy]

i personally wouldnt use welding cable, or if you do, make sure you use a good woven loom around it.. it takes forever to pull it thru, but its much better than plastic loom.. i work at an alternator/starter shop and too many times i have seen someone use welding cable, and it rubs in two somewhere and shorts a lot of sh!t out.. it also is not very oil/gas resistant as it eats the coating off.. also, never EVER buy battery cables from any parts house, unless it is going on your lawn mower, their 4 ga cable has the same amount of copper as a good 8 ga cable has.. and NEVER use bolt on cable ends, always use either crimp on or solder on.. just a lil advice from a 12Volt guy..

I have to disagree. Have you seen the stress that welding cable goes through on a daily basis? I work pipeline and have watched welders drag leads for miles when someone forgets to roll one up. Pipeline welders get their leads covered in gas, oil, dirt, mud, deisel, glycol... Welding calbe is just fine. It has been used for batteries, stereos, and much more strenuous work for years.


As to it rubbing... well, if you give any wire an opportunity to rub, it will.

[ImportThis]

i aint gonna argue with you about what it goes thru.. im just stating what i know from what i see daily.. welding cable will work fine, as long as it is clean and has a good loom around it.. do i prefer to use it, no.. but the insulation on welding cable is more prone to deteriorating faster than that of a good quality battery cable...

[ducky]

haha there was a huge thread on using welding cable etc. its somewhere in here.

[farmtruc]

I haven't used welding cable on automobiles, but I have bought replacement welding wire, it's thick, resistant to rubbing and holds up well.

But I would agree to put some loom around the bends and secure it correctly with fasteners.

For all smaller wiring, we use only TXL rated wire, that stuff will hold up very well. Sometimes it's not available in larger sizes though.

Here's something cool, last time I placed an order with the wiring company, they sent me a 100ft spool of 0g HD battery cable in place of a 500ft 18g spool, damn, what a good deal! (the 18g spool is only $40/roll)

[Trick1]

Not only ground everything but run a ground wire from thebattery back to the front. I know I know frames have been used to transfer grounds for years. But electronics are more sensitive to voltage drops.

[fubutx]

i say just use welding cable, and i saw this some time back. this guy is using flex conduit to run the power cables, under his car.

http://forum.realmofexcursion.com/ac...-your-car.html