I lost the link. Who makes those upgraded battery cable sets? Putting in a new agm. Want to upgrade the cables while im at it.
Upgraded battery cables?
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I used these; https://www.custombatterycables.com/
A bit pricey. I have made my own on several vehicles. I would buy theirs again, well done and fit right.
A bit pricey. I have made my own on several vehicles. I would buy theirs again, well done and fit right.
https://www.batterycablesusa.com/
Cheap, fast, good. USA made.
Cheap, fast, good. USA made.
Thats who I used too. Agree on price.
If you can find the cables locally, buy a hydraulic crimper and make your own set for much cheaper.
There have been a few discussions about cables. The only difficult section is the fuseable link to the alternator and even that is available if you look around. It's five cables and two clamps. For people that really hate measuring things I can see there is value in the set. I think Jeep Cables make a set too but they use a fuse instead of a fusable link.
I used these based on age-old recommendations from the legendary JeepHammer on a CJ forum to use welding cable if possible. Had them in about a year, zero issues.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TT7XZC2/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TT7XZC2/?tag=wranglerorg-20
for the alternator fuse check this out.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/battery-cable-questions.51863/post-903777
ive been rolling with this for a few years now and its way more compact than a mega fuse holder.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/battery-cable-questions.51863/post-903777
ive been rolling with this for a few years now and its way more compact than a mega fuse holder.
Jerry, why do you only want no larger than 4 guage? Thought the finner that copper wires and then heaviest gauge would always be the most desireable
Once a gauge is big enough to do the job with a sufficient safety margin there's no benefit to going bigger. A 4 gauge is already bigger than is needed, that's why I suggested there's no benefit to going even bigger. The battery cables don't have to support a winch either since winches have their own cables that connect directly to the battery.
Welding cable uses finely stranded copper to make them more flexible to be easier to use by welders. There's no benefit using that significantly more expensive welding cable for battery and starter cables since its added flexibility is really not needed or beneficial in that application. Regular stranded copper cable is still flexible enough and fine for that use.
The more strands in a wire the less resistance thru the wire.
Here is the company I use for wire and cable.
https://www.wireandcableyourway.com/welding-cable
Terminals at battery.
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NW_728223?impressionRank=6
Use copper eye loop terminals.
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NW_728576?impressionRank=4
With a hammer swag you can make your own cable with a custom fit
Here is the company I use for wire and cable.
https://www.wireandcableyourway.com/welding-cable
Terminals at battery.
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NW_728223?impressionRank=6
Use copper eye loop terminals.
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NW_728576?impressionRank=4
With a hammer swag you can make your own cable with a custom fit
Small US based business and very nice guy to deal with.
https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p105/TJ_Ultimate_Power__/-_Cable_Upgrade.html#/
https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p105/TJ_Ultimate_Power__/-_Cable_Upgrade.html#/
While technically true the difference is insignificant in this application.
The difference in ohms of resistance for 1000' of 8 gauge stranded wire, for example, is only .06 ohms between 49 strands of 25awg vs. 133 strands of 29awg. That's .06 ohms (way less than one ohm) difference for 1000' with the only difference being the number of strands.
For the longest run of 5-6' of cable from the battery to the starter there's no significant difference in resistance between stranded and finer stranded welders cable. And while those numbers are for 8 gauge stranded cable the resistance difference percentages would be very close for four or six gauge.
https://wetechnologies.com/technical-info/Stranded Wire Chart.pdf
When I purchased my '01 Sport 4.0L the Jeep had the original battery cables and clamps. The battery cables insulation had shrunk revealing several inches of copper wire and the clamps could not be tightened due to cracks in the lead clamps.
Built my own using 4 ga fine stranded cables, split wire loom, military battery clamps and fusion terminals.
Built my own using 4 ga fine stranded cables, split wire loom, military battery clamps and fusion terminals.
Two more considerations that can be both pros and cons. The finer strand is a little more flexible and the larger strand is more formable. In my shop, I stock "welding" cable, which is the fine strand version, so that is usually my go to. Not long ago, I bought an actual battery cable and noted how easy it was to shape and keep out of harms way.
I highly recommend these guys as well. I ordered them with international shipping to Canada. USPS lost the first package and then the second. They were awesome to deal with and ended up shipping a third package with a different carrier.
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