Rear mount battery

I am trying to re-locate my battery to make some room and clean things up a bit. The engine bay is too tight with the 225 for my new battery. Plus I am not using my back seat anyway.
I will be mounting a sealed battery in an aluminum box probably behind the passenger seat.

Is it just a matter of getting the proper gauge at the length needed? Do I need to get a larger gauge for going a long distance? Also, will my winch be alright with long cables or should I just mount a solenoid and connect to that? Thanks for any help.:v6:

 

On my last build, another 47 CJ-2A, I mounted the battery behind the passenger seat and still had a rear seat. Just no leg room on that side. I just used a regular battery cable, 4 gauge? Maybe 2 gauge? As for a winch let mew know too as I plan to do the same with this Jeep.
Jeff

 

I saw a pic somewhere where they mounted an Optima type battery in the tool box, under the right seat. Thought that looked like a good idea. It has to be a sealed battery because it was laying on it's side.
Keith

 

I don't have the toolbox in mine anymore but it may end up under the seat as well. I think I am going to just run them and use a slightly bigger gauge cable. I suppose I can just mount a solenoid and have cables for ground and starter to that. Then from there run a set to the rear battery and a set to the winch. If anyone thinks that won't work let me know, I am up for suggestions.

 

Yep , sealed batteries are nice as opposed to wet cell's and the cost differance is getting less as time goes by, I always liked the idea of having the battery weight on the passenger side. With the engine weight slightly shifted to the drivers side and me setting on that side too , seems like if the suspension is going balance out the passenger side the best side to put it on. Cables from a welding supply store will have more strands for the same gauge size , and be more flexible. Slightly larger size(gauge) would be a good thing.

 

I've got the Blue Top mounted under the driver's seat in my orange flattie. It's laid on its side. No box. I just built a mount to hold it to the floor. I went overkill with 1/0 AWG welding cable. My local welding supply store keeps spools of the stuff around. I could've done #6 AWG or maybe even #4 AWG, but what the hey.

My buddy Cole mounted a Yellow Top in the back of his "14-Day Flattie" and he had all sorts of issues until he swapped the #4 AWG cables for some heavier 1/0 AWG. Run BIG cables if you're putting it to the tailgate.

 

Somewhere I saw a guy who used a lid and " frame " from the underseat tool box and grafted it into the rear floor pan. Built a box for the battery which hung on the underside of the floor pan. Really clean, almost factory look. I'll do it on the next project. I had a box in the back behind the passenger seat. It was big enough for a dual battery set up ( which never came to fruition). Thing just took up too much room. As long as you don't install a rear gas tank, the tool box lid idea should work.

 

couple photos of a below the floor mount battery box here,http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2174452

 

Yup, just like that. Man, what a bad a** JEEP. Not much I would change on it, that's for sure.

 

I had the same problem of no room under the hood so I mounted an Optima in the rear fender well on the driver's side. I used a plastic mud flap to protect it, and it works great.

 

I am in favor of the welding cable, have two batteries mounted behind the pass. seat w/ a marine (perko) bat. switch (off, bat. 1,bat. 2, both) worked good, will do it again but maybe cut the bats. through floor as deep as I can. This also powered a warn 1874 winch! NO problem!!

Dale

 

HUH! Silly fingers, I know it was a good year for winches but the model is 8274!

Dale