I would like to hear people's opinions on upgraded battery options for a 1990 XJ.
Working from home coupled with new habits formed over the past 2 years of lock downs has resulted in much lighter use of all my vehicles. The bi-product of this is that I typically only take the Jeep out once a week but don't usually get enough miles/time on it to fully recharge the battery. I am getting a little tired of having to boost it every couple of weeks and am looking for a better option. Frankly, the Group Size 58 has always seemed a little small to me anyway.
Before we run off on any tangents, the current battery is the top end NAPA and is only a year old. I have a small parasitic draw of about 47mA that is caused by the upgraded stereo and aftermarket door lock systems I installed. It really isn't enough to worry about anyway. The alternator works great and while running I have a solid 14V at the battery so net net, everything is working fine it's just that I am not putting enough miles on it to compensate for for the parasitic draw.
To contrast this, I also own an Audi sedan and despite being a relatively small car, it has a ton of circuits that demand power when turned off so it's battery is almost twice the size of the Jeep's. That car also gets one trip a week and the battery has no problem keeping up.
I don't see a lot of AGM options for an XJ but would like to find something that can sit idle a little longer. Looking for ideas from other members on this one.
thx
Working from home coupled with new habits formed over the past 2 years of lock downs has resulted in much lighter use of all my vehicles. The bi-product of this is that I typically only take the Jeep out once a week but don't usually get enough miles/time on it to fully recharge the battery. I am getting a little tired of having to boost it every couple of weeks and am looking for a better option. Frankly, the Group Size 58 has always seemed a little small to me anyway.
Before we run off on any tangents, the current battery is the top end NAPA and is only a year old. I have a small parasitic draw of about 47mA that is caused by the upgraded stereo and aftermarket door lock systems I installed. It really isn't enough to worry about anyway. The alternator works great and while running I have a solid 14V at the battery so net net, everything is working fine it's just that I am not putting enough miles on it to compensate for for the parasitic draw.
To contrast this, I also own an Audi sedan and despite being a relatively small car, it has a ton of circuits that demand power when turned off so it's battery is almost twice the size of the Jeep's. That car also gets one trip a week and the battery has no problem keeping up.
I don't see a lot of AGM options for an XJ but would like to find something that can sit idle a little longer. Looking for ideas from other members on this one.
thx
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