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Battery Cables
- Thread starter tcpoland
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xcm
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southern Oregon
spending $180 on battery cables is quite retarded!
my local autoparts store carries eye-to-eye, larger gauge wires that i like, combined with brass 'marine' terminals' with a stud and wingnut.
like this,
i know the leads coming off the front of the neg terminal are hokey, theyve been changed.
my local autoparts store carries eye-to-eye, larger gauge wires that i like, combined with brass 'marine' terminals' with a stud and wingnut.
like this,
i know the leads coming off the front of the neg terminal are hokey, theyve been changed.
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yep, i did the same thing. all told i think it cost me about $35 and it has worked great so far. just measure your cables, buy the right length heavy gauge cable with a couple of marine terminals and your done. alternatively i believe a guy named 5-90 here on the board sells(or used to) heavy duty custom made cables. either way your looking at way less that $180(that's ridiculous).
SleeperXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Valencia, CA
5-90 has an excellent product with lots of upgrade options.
If you ever decide to upgrade to a high output alternator,
you'll be glad you upgraded to these cable first.
If you ever decide to upgrade to a high output alternator,
you'll be glad you upgraded to these cable first.
xcm
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southern Oregon
thick, but not 'ima redneck, so ima put wiring meant for power stations' thick
a lot of people like welding wire, its really flexible/cheap if your crimping youre own ends.
personally, i only run a bunch of lights, no winch or refridgerator, so whatever the parts store sells is good for me!
a lot of people like welding wire, its really flexible/cheap if your crimping youre own ends.
personally, i only run a bunch of lights, no winch or refridgerator, so whatever the parts store sells is good for me!
Brad Klammer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Surrey, BC
Another vote for 5-90. Not only are his products GREAT, his shipping and customer service is incredible.
drifto77
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Sherman,TX.
Another vote for 5-90's cables.
When I replace mine, thats where Iam getting mine.
When I replace mine, thats where Iam getting mine.
iwannadie
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Gilbert, Az
Another vote for 5-90.
- Location
- WA state
Another vote for 5-90 's cables. You can get as many or as few as you want. Definitely upgrade the main 4 cables, and depending on where you want to go, decide whether you need more than that. But he has it all.
ColoradoRaptor
Headbanging Hillbilly
- Location
- Canon City, Crawlorado
Another vote for 5-90 and his cables!! I have not needed new cables yet but when I do....... :thumbup:
JAS
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
I used welding cable from the local TSC I spent somewhere about $35-$40 on cable and connectors.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
joe_peters
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grants Pass, OryGun
:thumbup: 5-90 :thumbup:
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Can I be the 9th person to say "5-90"?
I have 5-90's. Not the cheapest, but far exceeds anything else I have found. Who would think anyone would compliment battery cables, but it happens every time I open the hood around other Jeepers. I've been running them a couple years now with no trouble.
dirtweazle
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- So Cal
5-90 helped me on an Alt upgrade issue. never purchased anything form him. Good guy.
- Location
- Columbus, In
I must be retarded but I will be getting 5-90's cables when I get the money for electrical upgrades. 
AFSOC XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- NW Florida
Another 5-90 customer. I could have done it myself but have no regrets, would buy from again.
raypla
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Upstate,Eastern, NY
X5,000 I did the 5 main wire upgrade, even made my headlights brigther. Have you ever seen the stock ground from the valve cover to the fire wall? :shocked:
