Hey kids....has anyone swapped an 05-06 battery tray that uses the wedge into an 04 or earlier? Do the mount holes line up and does the wedge work with a group 34 battery? Also, if you're using a nicer J bolt tie down, what are you using? Thanks!
Battery Tray Swap
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I'll bite...the brackets that bolt to the tub and then support the batter tray are the same for 97-2006 so im going to say the battery trays should interchange as well.
We go the other way pretty often since the wedge clamp is pretty much a crap way to do it. But yes, they are forward and backward compatible and the TJ uses a group 34 regardless of year or body code.
We do it 3 ways, we either convert to the early hold down, leave it alone, or build our own. We build our own when we have to do a custom tray to lower the battery the 1/2" or so the stamped OEM tray raises it up. High line fenders don't always leave enough room for the battery so we need every fraction of an inch we can get. In those instances, having the J hooks anywhere is a problem.
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I put a Trail-Gear single battery box in my 06, and also flipped the battery so that the negative post is on the fender side. It is solid and the steel top of the battery box gave me a place to mount the solenoid for my winch disconnect.
I dislike redoing the battery cables and whatnot to make them longer and it would really bother me to have them cross over each other.
Yea I didn’t see a way to switch it and feel comfortable that it would not cause other problems.
Don't misinterpret, we can do the cables and do them very well and proper. We even make trays and hold downs when needed but the cable crossing thing just bugs me.