im pretty sure i need to buy new batteries so i was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on a good brand to go with

 

Optima

 

optima red top or yellow, yellow is more heavy duty

 

optimas are good batteries if you have the money, I bought maxx batteries from Wal-Mart. so far so good

 

optima red tops,i got one on my shelf waitin to get the second one and having a friend build me new battery cables before it all goes in.

 

regular ol napa batteries here, no problems they have only been changed once since the truck was new

 

im running the best duralast's autozone had to offer...

i dont care what people say a battery is not worth $200, refering to an optima...

 

intersate magtrons will beat the optimas any day

 

I always prefer to go with Wal-Mart batteries myself.

Here is how I look at it.

If you are out traveling and one of your batteries craps out you can find a Wal-Mart just about any where you go in the country.

O'Reillys, Auto Zone, NAPA and other parts stores are not all over the country like Wal-Mart is.

So I recommend going with a brand you can figure will be available just about anywhere you go. But if you never go any where then local may be ok for you.

 

In a ten year span of me buying only Optima brand batteries I finally had one take a crap on me this past month. I ran two yellow top Optima's in my 01 F250. Apparently Optima has been hit and miss as of lately according to two different reputable automotive sources I talked with. The baffle inside the batteries has been the biggest issue. Mine personally dropped a cell and was running @ 10.6 volts and draining down my other battery. I got three years out of the failed unit before it crapped out. However Optima used to have a better and longer warranty for the yellows and blues. Now they are 12 month on the yellow and I believe either 12 or 18 month on the blues. The way to roll is buy red tops since they have 800 CCA in most applications and have a 36 month warranty. I'm now running one red and one yellow and have great success.

However if I were ever to run any other type of battery it would be either a Napa heavy duty or an Interstate Magtron