Need a battery recommendation.

[Peter_benton]

Battery goes into suspend after sitting for 1 day.

glad to buy the ultimate battery..

I use it all summer in New England, sits in garage on battery tender most of the winter.

what is the biggest and best battery brand or type to buy for my situation?

Thanks

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[userdude]

Anybody done a lithium battery conversion? Go big or walk home.

 

[Brian_B]

Anybody done a lithium battery conversion? Go big or walk home.

I tried - had two swell on me. Went back to AGM.

I think it just gets too hot under the hood for Lithium to stay happy.

 

[MilesTeg]

Pretty much all batteries are built by 2 or 3 different companies to the specs (cranking amps/reserve capacity/etc.) of the branded company that wants to slap their name on it.

Buy a battery based on specs & warranty.

 

[userdude]

I tried - had two swell on me. Went back to AGM.

I think it just gets too hot under the hood for Lithium to stay happy.

So you're saying there's a market for a water-cooled lithium battery product...

 

[P_Baff]

Honestly, I get my batteries at Wal-Mart. Since Wal-Marts are all over the country if one fails early it's easy to replace or get a pro-rate core charge depending on the warranty you choose. Also a decent battery tender will be your batteries best friend. I have a pigtail for my tender that is bolted to the battery lugs so it's easy to connect when I park at home. Don't even have to open the hood.

 

[timhood]

I usually buy at Costco for the win on price. Consumer Reports says the best Group 94R (what our Broncos need) is the Odyssey Performance 48-720, but it's a spendy one at $289 at Amazon and $363 at Walmart. Compare that to the nearly-as-good Costco battery at $180. (The Costco battery rated 5 points lower, and CR says 3 points is statistically insignificant.)

 

[Ducati1098]

I tried - had two swell on me.

I think it just gets too hot under the hood for Lithium to stay happy.

What brand did you use?
Slightly off topic but I bought one for my Corvette recently so I was just curious.

 

[swamp2]

I tried - had two swell on me. Went back to AGM.

I think it just gets too hot under the hood for Lithium to stay happy.

Maybe it was longer ago than I recall, but I do recall you saying you were faitly happy with your Lithium battery. Regardless, good to hear this update.

 

[Brian_B]

Maybe it was longer ago than I recall, but I do recall you saying you were faitly happy with your Lithium battery. Regardless, good to hear this update.

I was - it worked great. It just started swelling though - so it had to go before the fireworks started

 

[Brian_B]

What brand did you use?
Slightly off topic but I bought one for my Corvette recently so I was just curious.

Antigravity.

They were fairly good about the warranty process - but no real determination as to why two failed a year apart with the exact same failure mode

 

[Ducati1098]

Antigravity.

They were fairly good about the warranty process - but no real determination as to why two failed a year apart with the exact same failure mode

That’s what I bought also. Hopefully I have better luck.
Mines in the back though, so if it was a heat issue I shouldn’t have a problem with that at least

 

[EOD98]

I have two of the Odyssey ODP-AGM25 batteries with the Genesis Offroad kit. Last forever but if you just want to stay with one, go with something like the 94R 850 CCA 12 V

 

[Pitpup]

Pretty much all batteries are built by 2 or 3 different companies to the specs (cranking amps/reserve capacity/etc.) of the branded company that wants to slap their name on it.

Buy a battery based on specs & warranty.

Yeppir, much truth to this.

 

[Brian_B]

I would say - given the track record with recent AGM battery longevity, it may be worth while to consider buying from a place with a true, non-pro-rated warranty.

There really are only about 3 main places that make batteries: Exide, East Penn (Deka) and JC (Now Clarios) are the more common ones I see - and most every battery you go to buy will be a white label from one of those three manufacturers.

Read the fine print - a lot of warranties on batteries are pretty loosey-goosey now-adays. Even/especially Costco. There are decent odds your battery won't last 5+ years anymore.

When I finally gave up on my Lithium, I went and dumped on an Autozone Duralast Platinum Elite - it's probably not any better than a cheap Wal-Mart special (supposedly a JC/Clarios battery), but if/when I have issues with it, it's got a 5 year 100% replacement warranty, rather than the pro-rated thing that most places are moving to.

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