Battery cables

[mabc926]

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[icanfixall]

I bought ready made cables from Wrangler Electronics in Portland Oregon... Broke one of the positive clamps about a year later so... I bought there military stlye clamps and lugs... soldered on the end lugs like whats on a group 31 cable and bolted that to the clamps.... Now the clamps never need to be removed if a battery comes out.... Much cleaner and easier to work with.... Find a big rig truck shop and buy bulk cable and ends from them... Crimp or solder the fitting and your down easily...

 

[f-two-fiddy]

You should have the proper crimp tools IF You want a top notch cable.

By the time You invest in the right gage cables, clamps, solder, etc. You could almost have a set of www.custombatterycables.com

 

[tech51]

I have got some from carquest auto parts for 69.00 (positive in Ford box) mid last year.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

I pulled a brand new set of OEM cable's off an IDI in the salvage yard for $20.00
They musta been fighting hard starts before they junked 'er.

They look like half the cable I got from custombatterycables.com

 

[psychohawk]

Duct tape and jumper cables ... that'll do!

 

[mattplumber]

I actually just fixed mine. Thought the cables were bad, but as it turned out it was just the ends on the positive cable. The worst was the flag treminal on the main battery.
I just bought the best 3 guage lugs and wing post marine terminals that carquest had and just crimped and soldered lugs on all my ends- positive and negative and put a good 4" lenght of heat shrink over all my work areas and called it done.
My truck has never started this good since i've owned it............