24f AGM battery fitment question

[DirtyDanno]

What did you end up doing?

 

[Nickname]

Is there a reason OP is going with a 24F? I thought that a 27F was the standard battery for our vehicles. I have a X2 27F and it fits perfectly with no modification.

 

[YusukeKohara]

can anyone tell me whos dropped in a 24f agm with no modifications with shims, stretching or extending cables? just flooded info everywhere on it. looks like maybe the diehard one except people say its super heavy for an agm (then again they say its a redtop in a different cover)...but the red tops need a shim and cables barely fit i heard, have to stretch them extra.

i like the X2 24f version, not positive if thats a good fit with stock tray and cables?

im replacing an old 24f ac delco ive had it for 3ish years and it didnt start one time i left music on or something a bit too long. good battery. almost considered going with typical fresh walmart BJs interstate etc battery but i wheel and live in cold area, adding winch and small lightbar soon, and wouldnt mind the cleaner battery.

if you could chime in on if you need to trickle charge (special with agm?)
id almost consider going regular new 24f battery if my 2004 alternator i run thru water wont handle the charge of the agm and i have to charge it every few mos or so. i tend to have a lot of short commutes and wheel every week or two. read from honest source a regular battery and lightbar + winch used reasonably will be fine too.

dont want to run big heavy 27f or modify anything once again

thanks

Thanks for writing such an interesting article. I'm glad your guidance helped me. All cars rely on some sort of battery for cranking the engine and powering all the electronics. But making sure that you are getting the right sized battery for your car is quite important. And since most cars rely on 24F batteries because of their standardised size 24F battery to be compatible with your car not only in terms of its size but as well as the voltage. This is important to check so that all of the electronics of your car can be directly powered by your car’s battery. As a result, all 24F batteries given here are 12 volt ones for high compatibility.

 

[Ripper238]

Is there a reason OP is going with a 24F? I thought that a 27F was the standard battery for our vehicles. I have a X2 27F and it fits perfectly with no modification.

My question is why do a 27 or 31 when a 24F is the correct size and has more capacity depending on model.

 

[Nickname]

My question is why do a 27 or 31 when a 24F is the correct size and has more capacity depending on model.

I'm not a battery expert, but I believe 27F has more reserve and CCA than a 24F. At least this is true for the X2 power batteries which is what I have.