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Whats the best battery these days
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My battery just took a dump in my GX470 and I wondered what battery has been good for you all. I am building a Overland rig out of it and need something pretty beef cake, I will add the second battery later. What battery has proven good for the collective here?
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04-16-2014, 11:46 PM
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You can install the Sears diehard platinum group 31, should be the biggest u can put, otherwise any group 27 or 24 works. I use dual group 31 and it seems fine for my needs.
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04-17-2014, 06:35 AM
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The diehard platinums are great AGM batteries. I ran one in my last truck with solid results. Cost $225-250
I opted fir Duracell AGM made by East Penn in my 4Runner to give them a try. They are lower AH individually as they are smaller then the Diehard but since I am running 2 so it wasn't a concern. I have done some pretty deep discharges and they charge at a decent rate. Overall happy with them. Cost $125
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04-17-2014, 06:55 AM
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Dealer sold me an $80 junker a couple years ago. Had to eat it as I was far away from a dealer a week later when it died.
Napa fixed me up with a good one.
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04-17-2014, 09:28 AM
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Exide battery works well for me.
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Originally Posted by sethro
Hello All
My battery just took a dump in my GX470 and I wondered what battery has been good for you all. I am building a Overland rig out of it and need something pretty beef cake, I will add the second battery later. What battery has proven good for the collective here?
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04-17-2014, 09:48 AM
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I second the Optima vote, they're expensive as a mug but well worth the extra bux IMO. I'd go Interstate if you're looking for a standard battery.
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04-17-2014, 10:41 AM
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There's only a few battery manufacturers out there.
I like batteries made by Johnson Controls (Diehard, Optima, Napa - just to name a few).
All my replacement batteries for the past 30+ years have been Diehards. It seems that no matter when I go there....they always have one of their batteries on sale. I keep my vehicles 10+ years and over 300k miles..and I've never had to replace a battery more then once. You people in the South aren't so lucky.
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04-17-2014, 12:46 PM
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I wish Cooper made a battery, it would be the best in the world!!
I am still running factory battery, 128K and over 10 years. Still strong, i am sure it will crap tomorrow since i said that.
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04-17-2014, 01:16 PM
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I just picked up a AGM from O'rileys, a local chain. It was $145' little shorter than OEM but came with a spacer.
In my experience, Optimas aren't what they used to be. I won't use them again in anything I own.
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04-17-2014, 03:01 PM
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I did a lot of research and ended up getting this same battery when my stock Panasonic crapped out last winter. It is a nice AGM made by Eastern Penn and sold under a bunch of different brand names, but Autozone seems to have the best price on it (~$120 with a coupon they sent me).
I was eying the Group 31 Diehard platinum because it has amazing specs, but it was overkill for my situation (not to mention expensive and HEAVY). If you just need a starting battery like me, the Autozone Duralast Platinum is sweet, but if you plan on running a lot of accessories with the engine off, I'd go witht the Diehard Platinum group 31.
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04-17-2014, 03:14 PM
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+1 for the platinum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RunnerAK
I did a lot of research and ended up getting this same battery when my stock Panasonic crapped out last winter. It is a nice AGM made by Eastern Penn and sold under a bunch of different brand names, but Autozone seems to have the best price on it (~$120 with a coupon they sent me).
I was eying the Group 31 Diehard platinum because it has amazing specs, but it was overkill for my situation (not to mention expensive and HEAVY). If you just need a starting battery like me, the Autozone Duralast Platinum is sweet, but if you plan on running a lot of accessories with the engine off, I'd go witht the Diehard Platinum group 31.
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Reviews of users on here actually convinced me to go with the Duralast Platinum as a replacement for the Panasonic though my Panasonic is still kicking, and I have the Duralast Platinum in the cargo area ready to go when the Panasonic kicks the bucket. I wasn't sure it was going to last this past winter because it was pretty slow to crank on some of the really cold days but it never let me down.
I also got the Duralast Platinum for around $125, can't beat that!
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