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Old 12-30-2010, 10:32 AM
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i run the armour plates in mine, i've had great luck with them so far
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 10:38 AM
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im running same as CSIPSD after my interstates fried i bought em, ive ran em in most my trucks, they just dont do very good in my mud truck with 12k winch running off it haha
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 11:21 AM
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I love battery threads

Optimas aren't that bad.
(In my opinion) most people abuse them and wonder why they die.
The red ones are pure starter batteries. If you discharge them below the 50% mark they will die real quick. They are simply not made for deep discharge, due to their thin cell windings. On the other side they deliver a very high cranking ability when cold.

If you wan't to discharge them very often you have to go with the yellow ones. They have a much thicker coils, designed for constant discharge(which does not mean that they like to be discharged below 50% neither).
But they are able to handle this about 300 times longer than the red top. Major disadvantage is the relative low CCA. Someone beeing good in weightlifting will never be a good sprinter...

Nothing wrong with the wallys as long as you obey the major battery rule valid for all batteries: Recharge them as soon as possible after a heavy drain. If you drive around with an exhausted battery, you call for trouble!

Just have in mind that battery capacity drops by 10% during cold times. Second thing is a battery is charged in a car mostly only 3/4 of it's capacity.
Now drive around with weak battery and wonder why it is impossible to start your truck or why batteries die so often in the winter.
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 07:40 PM
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Oh I'd trust a optima anyday, iv had red tops before and have never been left stranded by one, I just can't get a discount on them anymore. I didnt mean to start a great debate, anyone who is around cars and trucks enough knows what is junk and what isnt. I just want to know what kind off CCAs these trucks like, and from the sounds of it 950 is the golden number.
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 09:31 PM
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Car battery and atv batterys are not the same all batts that come in things like that a gel from the factory
 
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Originally Posted by CSIPSD
Did you return it? Or just bitch about it?
I can't find the freaking reciept I won't buy walmart junk anymore, all their junk is from C H I N A
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by gunman41mag
I can't find the freaking reciept I won't buy walmart junk anymore, all their junk is from C H I N A

That is called an assumption... and its not true. But have fun with it anyway.
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CSIPSD
That is called an assumption... and its not true. But have fun with it anyway.
92% of what walmart sell is made in C H I N A I won't buy their junk anymore
 
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Old 12-30-2010, 11:00 PM
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Well unfortunately most things are either made in china or from parts made in china.... Including our beloved American trucks.
 
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Old 12-31-2010, 08:07 AM
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FIRESTONE sell batteries for the SUPERDUTY for $90
 


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