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[nebraskaz71]

Hey just lookn at some papers here and wondering for daily driving and stereo purposes along with lights would i want 2 yellow tops or 2 red tops in my truck? I assume yellow and if so would i be looking for 34/78 dual terminal, 31 stud, 31sae, 51, 75/25 dual terminal? I have no clue what the sizes mean lol and could it easily be wired together without much work? thanks

[x6369x]

D34/78 dual terminal yellow tops.

[Cowboy Silverado]

Yellow tops they are good for running stereo equipment I used to sell those for a wholesale dist and the yellow tops were the most popular.

[excelerater]

This weekend Im doing the BIG 3 which includes an Optima
what do you guys pay for them,AutoZone sells em for 149 each

[nebraskaz71]

Will yellow tops work as starter batteries in extreme cold and stuff also? Other audio forum said yellow wont start the truck a lot of the times.

[idbl_Fanatic]

If your into SPL, the red tops are better, they have a faster discharge rate

[nebraskaz71]

I'm more less wanting the truck to always start and to be able to keep up with stereo and lighting needs without lights flashing a ton. I know i need to upgrade big three but the batteries might be free atleast i'm hoping so thats why i'm worrying abotu them first.

[idbl_Fanatic]

I'm more less wanting the truck to always start and to be able to keep up with stereo and lighting needs without lights flashing a ton. I know i need to upgrade big three but the batteries might be free atleast i'm hoping so thats why i'm worrying abotu them first.

Some people will tell you that adding an aditional battery will just put more strain on the alt, but I have done this in the past, and it HAS helped

[nebraskaz71]

So you think two red tops?

[Exalted512]

i think 2 red tops would be sweet
-Cody

[SLMDLT1]

Yellow/yellow is what I always do, on my own cars and on my customers cars. If they are cheap, I will do a Red up front and a yellow out back and save them like 40 bucks.

[TribalVision]

No problems here.....

[nebraskaz71]

REd tops would look best and defnately would start my truck hehe hmm may have to try for those.

How'd you wire yours tribal and howd you run the wires? I dont really have a clue how it all works.

[dueprocess]

most of the guys here i know with SPL have red tops and no problems......

Shoot one is running a Trantula,3 solo L-7 15's,stinger 200amp alt,2 red tops and the dude throws down with out a dimming of anything....

[Exalted512]

since theyre the same battery, you can get away with just wiring them in straight parallel, pos to pos, neg to neg. if you wire them opposite and start your truck=death...lol
not to you, but to all the electrical stuff in your truck.
my engine compartment isnt as perdy as tribals, but heres what it looks like

-Cody

[nebraskaz71]

so just run run on like top pos terminal to other top pos terminal and same for negatives and then use the side posts like i normally would?

[nebraskaz71]

or do i need like a fuse?

[x6369x]

or do i need like a fuse?

It's recommended to have fuses within 18" of each battery ... but most people don't.

[nebraskaz71]

was i correct in how i said to wire it?

[idbl_Fanatic]

fuses