Ronins Battery Relocation Walkthrough!

[U12 2NR]

if the battery isn't tied down, I guarantee it will start to leak. There are far too many vibrations that will go through it from running over bad road, bumps..etc. The battery MUST be tied down. There is no need for vent hoses with these boxes, the holes where the postive and negative wires run are venting it enough.

[theronin]

the optima is coming boys. as for the tie downs those are being sourced. oh and i edited the post because i moved the battery to the other side... i am retarded and didnt think about it at first. damn what would i do without freshalloy!?

[sr20power]

yo nice job on the write up....it seems like a job i can handle, just need to get the supples...how much was total cost?.....distribution block, wires (how long?), circuit breaker, etc

nice job....

[theronin]

about 23 ft of wire.... 20 positive and 3 negative. dist block was 13 bucks i think, circuit breaker was 26

[sr20power]

thanks alot for the info and price...have any problems yet?

have tein HE's and its a pretty rough ride....i don't have any leaks w/ it being up front, just wondering about the bolts holding up.....

[theronin]

the bolts aint going nowhere trust me... i will swing by kragen tomorrown and get a brace to strap her down. ill post a pic tomorrow

[sr20power]

what did the wiring kit include?.....was that bought at a stereo store..?

[theronin]

an online store... included ground, power, connectors zip ties (yay) and a fuse holder with an 80 amp fuse, rca's... also included some nice speaker wire and a remote wire for the amp. very good deal... i needed some good speaker wire for my 4 18's that i will be installing soon!

[TurboKA37]

please tell me ur not serious about the 4 18s. oh, and what is a distribution block?

[harryhood]

a distribution block in this case lets you deliver power to the starter and the alternator plus connect the old and new power wires without splicing and crap.

btw, i work construction and the electritions always throw away 1 and 2 gauge oil and gas resistant wire, yay me. my total cost is $26!

[theronin]

nice!

[Dano]

picked up my box tonite, $6.93 normal price at Wal-Mart.

-Dan

[theronin]

werd hit me up on aim if ya got any questions

[quiksilvia]

and i thought ronin would never amount to anything. yea well, this is my 1000th post, therefore thronin can give me 1000$, good deal

[slw240sx]

hmm once i fix the rust hole my battery location kit is sitting on/in ill have to get one of them boxes and move it over to the passenger side since my drivers side will be all fiberglass or maybe sheet metal if i get enough to have it done properly

[Sircnay]

I'm going to head over to radioshack and see if they have any wiring kits that will work for this. Would anyone like to explain to me why ou need 20' of positive and only 3' of negative wire?

[Nathan]

positive wire has to go all the way to the engine bay, negative only needs to go to the closest point where you can ground it to the chassis. Usually, less than 3 ft.

[MarkEmark]

Were there supposed to be pictures?

[Supafly]

Were there supposed to be pictures?

this thread is 5 months old...

[Sircnay]

Well, don't bother radioshack people, they don't own any 1 or 2 gauge wires. Looks like I'm going to have to sneak over to a construction site and steal some wiring from houses. =)