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Old 12-29-2010, 07:33 PM
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My truck has got some les schwab sale specials in it that are rated at like 750 CCA, this seems a bit on the low side to me. Does anyone know what they come with stock? I'm thinkin about switchin them out with optima red tops ( always had good luck with them in my toyotas) any one got any other brands they really like or work best for the 7.3?
 
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Old 12-29-2010, 09:30 PM
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Dont remember which ones I got but I know they are 880 cca
 
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Old 12-29-2010, 09:43 PM
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I believe 850's or better are what you want.
 
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Old 12-29-2010, 10:30 PM
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I have two 950cca Wal-Mart batterys... Work for me.
 
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:05 PM
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My boss swears by wallyworld batteries to. I might try them out this go around. I ran the red tops in my yotas mainly because they were stout as hell and took the abuse I put them through when wheeling and the jarring from rallying in the dunes. Sense this truck will be the tow rig and not the toy I don't really car if the battery will hold up through a roll over or jumping, I have a feeling if this thing left the ground Im going to have much more to worry about than the batts haha
 
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dont get the optimas, i just had both of mine die. i now have 2 schwab batteries rated at 850cca
 
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walmart battery S U C K S
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by gunman41mag
walmart battery S U C K S


Ok... I have ran Wal-Mart batterys for years...

What brand are they?

Or is it just the fact that you have something against Wal-Mart that there batterys suck...
 
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Originally Posted by CSIPSD
Ok... I have ran Wal-Mart batterys for years...

What brand are they?

Or is it just the fact that you have something against Wal-Mart that there batterys suck...
I bought a walmart battery for my ATV & the junk didn't even last 4 months, & I had a trickler charger hooked up to it
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 10:08 AM
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Did you return it? Or just bitch about it?
 


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