battery relocation help

AmericanMuscle · 10-20-2009, 12:12 AM

hey i'm putting my batter in my bed, from there I need to run a ground to the frame, and a positive to the starter and fuse box right?

i've only ever done any wiring on older cars that only needed the cable going to the starter so i'm double checking that I need the positive going to both places.

Greg

The Stunningman · 10-20-2009, 12:43 AM

Positive cable needs to go to the starter and a different 10-12 guage to the backside of the alternator. Or loop it however you choose.

The Negative needs to be grounded straight to the frame then another from the frame to the engine at the front.

AmericanMuscle · 10-20-2009, 02:04 AM

the wire thats in the harness is the one I need on the alternator right? I have jareds harness.

I dont need one to the fuse box then, even if there was one originally?

turbobandit · 10-20-2009, 02:15 AM

My battery is in the rear. One ground cable, straight to frame from battery. Engine has a ground strap to the frame.

Positive goes up front, and T's off. One side goes to the starter, other side to alternator.

ALternator also has one more cable that hops over to the fuse box.

badnoma16 · 10-20-2009, 05:20 PM

hmm.. mine is just ran from the battery in my bed to the little distro block or watever with the 175 amp fuse.. the starter and alt are also ran there.. been like that for years

tiresmokinV8 · 10-20-2009, 07:15 PM

175amp enough to crank the engine? I would think that fuse would be popping.

NCRides · 10-20-2009, 07:23 PM

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negative needs to be grounded straight to the frame then another from the frame to the engine at the front.

this is what I had to do to mine, I had just the ground going straight to the frame and I got code 463 (fuel sensor circuit high voltage feedback) so I ran a ground to the motor and this stoped the engine light

AmericanMuscle · 10-21-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by turbobandit

My battery is in the rear. One ground cable, straight to frame from battery. Engine has a ground strap to the frame.

Positive goes up front, and T's off. One side goes to the starter, other side to alternator.

ALternator also has one more cable that hops over to the fuse box.

thanks i'll do that

Does it need to have a fuse in there?

ls1s10onair · 10-21-2009, 09:49 AM

ok, im not 100% how or what you've already removed, but there is a 4 gauge wire already ging from the underhood fuse block to fuse under the factory battery tray. if that is still intact, you need to run from the battery to the starter (cuz jareds wire is not meant as the feed) and a positive to the other end of the fuse under the factory battery tray. As for grounds, yes, one to the frame, one to the engine, and one to the body (most things are grounded to the body, cuz the frame is insulated by the rubber body mounts)

AmericanMuscle · 10-23-2009, 09:39 PM

I dont have said fuse under battery tray, or the battery tray, does it need to have a fuse?

02dime · 10-25-2009, 03:02 PM

when i did mine i used a dist block from a 88-98 fullsize, ran 2awg from the battery to the block on the inner fender, than ran the alt wire and starter wire and the fuse block wire from the block

turbobandit · 10-26-2009, 03:09 PM

Fuse? pshhhh, we don't need no stinkin Battery fuse!

Everything on the car is fused, why would we need 2? i don't plan on having my battery popping a fuse...

02dime · 10-26-2009, 11:15 PM

well i had a 150amp fuse in about 6" from the positive post, i was lucky i did cuz my cable came loose and pinched between frame and body so if it wasnt for the fuse blowin i dont know how bad it would of been

turbobandit · 10-27-2009, 02:42 AM

i tried jump starting a car once by hooking up the battery cables backwards~~~ Not on purpose though haha all it did was melt my cables

10-20-2009, 12:12 AM	#1
AmericanMuscle its just greg Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,599 Location: az User is: OffLine	battery relocation help hey i'm putting my batter in my bed, from there I need to run a ground to the frame, and a positive to the starter and fuse box right? i've only ever done any wiring on older cars that only needed the cable going to the starter so i'm double checking that I need the positive going to both places. Greg
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10-20-2009, 12:43 AM	#2
The Stunningman former V8 AWD member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,604 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help Positive cable needs to go to the starter and a different 10-12 guage to the backside of the alternator. Or loop it however you choose. The Negative needs to be grounded straight to the frame then another from the frame to the engine at the front.
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10-20-2009, 02:04 AM	#3
AmericanMuscle its just greg Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,599 Location: az User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help the wire thats in the harness is the one I need on the alternator right? I have jareds harness. I dont need one to the fuse box then, even if there was one originally?
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10-20-2009, 02:15 AM	#4
turbobandit Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 248 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help My battery is in the rear. One ground cable, straight to frame from battery. Engine has a ground strap to the frame. Positive goes up front, and T's off. One side goes to the starter, other side to alternator. ALternator also has one more cable that hops over to the fuse box.
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10-20-2009, 05:20 PM	#5
badnoma16 Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 360 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help hmm.. mine is just ran from the battery in my bed to the little distro block or watever with the 175 amp fuse.. the starter and alt are also ran there.. been like that for years
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10-20-2009, 07:15 PM	#6
tiresmokinV8 Not so Avg Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 903 Location: Cuy. Falls, OH User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help 175amp enough to crank the engine? I would think that fuse would be popping.
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10-20-2009, 07:23 PM	#7
NCRides Registered User Age: 53 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 294 Location: Amesbury Mass User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help Quote: negative needs to be grounded straight to the frame then another from the frame to the engine at the front. this is what I had to do to mine, I had just the ground going straight to the frame and I got code 463 (fuel sensor circuit high voltage feedback) so I ran a ground to the motor and this stoped the engine light Last edited by NCRides : 10-20-2009 at 07:28 PM.
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10-21-2009, 12:24 AM	#8
AmericanMuscle its just greg Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,599 Location: az User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help Quote: Originally Posted by turbobandit My battery is in the rear. One ground cable, straight to frame from battery. Engine has a ground strap to the frame. Positive goes up front, and T's off. One side goes to the starter, other side to alternator. ALternator also has one more cable that hops over to the fuse box. thanks i'll do that Does it need to have a fuse in there?
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10-21-2009, 09:49 AM	#9
ls1s10onair Local Tech Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,242 Location: westwood, nj User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help ok, im not 100% how or what you've already removed, but there is a 4 gauge wire already ging from the underhood fuse block to fuse under the factory battery tray. if that is still intact, you need to run from the battery to the starter (cuz jareds wire is not meant as the feed) and a positive to the other end of the fuse under the factory battery tray. As for grounds, yes, one to the frame, one to the engine, and one to the body (most things are grounded to the body, cuz the frame is insulated by the rubber body mounts)
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10-23-2009, 09:39 PM	#10
AmericanMuscle its just greg Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,599 Location: az User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help I dont have said fuse under battery tray, or the battery tray, does it need to have a fuse?
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10-25-2009, 03:02 PM	#11
02dime big pimpin' Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,030 Location: outside edmonton alberta User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help when i did mine i used a dist block from a 88-98 fullsize, ran 2awg from the battery to the block on the inner fender, than ran the alt wire and starter wire and the fuse block wire from the block
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10-26-2009, 03:09 PM	#12
turbobandit Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 248 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help Fuse? pshhhh, we don't need no stinkin Battery fuse! Everything on the car is fused, why would we need 2? i don't plan on having my battery popping a fuse...
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10-26-2009, 11:15 PM	#13
02dime big pimpin' Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,030 Location: outside edmonton alberta User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help well i had a 150amp fuse in about 6" from the positive post, i was lucky i did cuz my cable came loose and pinched between frame and body so if it wasnt for the fuse blowin i dont know how bad it would of been
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10-27-2009, 02:42 AM	#14
turbobandit Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 248 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: battery relocation help i tried jump starting a car once by hooking up the battery cables backwards~~~ Not on purpose though haha all it did was melt my cables
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