Just curious what everyone has done for the battery hold down. Is the stock hold down enough in a crash/roll over? Or are people installing a heavier duty, aftermarket battery hold down/tray?
I hadn't realized until recently that older TJs have an actual bracket that go over the battery. I thought they all had the wedge. I feel like the bracket would hold better than the wedge. I'm sure a bracket could be retrofitted onto a newer TJ with the wedge
I believe that's actually a temperature monitor. In abnormal temperatures, the PCM reduces the charging voltage to avoid damaging the battery.There is also a pressure style switch on the bottom of the tray that the battery sits over and presses down. I am assuming in case of a roller over this switch disables the engine/electronics? Its on my 05 LJ at least.
I believe that's actually a temperature monitor. In abnormal temperatures, the PCM reduces the charging voltage to avoid damaging the battery.
The big issue in a rollover or wreck is the battery terminals themselves contacting the hood or other metal and setting things on fire
If you've got a 60 pound battery bouncing around, it could break those connections no problem. That wouldn't be a big issue, except that now the battery posts can reach metal and short out and ignite something.Really? Temperature switch? That's interesting.
I don't think the battery terminals/leads have enough slack to reach the hood even in a roller over? Only reason I say this as I just took my terminals off the Jeep like 2hours ago lol, as I was cleaning out the tray and cleaning up the terminals as my battery is basically leaking so will need to get a new one. The battery leads are pretty short and connected tied to the inner fender.
This^^^If it wasn't, my guess is the vehicle never would have passed safety standards / tests in the first place.
Where did you find that?I installed a full wrap around metal clamp for my battery, even though it is overkill.
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Where did you find that?