- Joined
- Mar 13, 2005
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
I dunno. Those things are so freakin' heavy... My thinking is one one hand, its mass of going to keep it pretty much exactly where you put it... or you've taken such an impact that it going to take some serious beef to keep it put once inertia kicks in.
Of course that means if you're gonna strap it, Barnes's is the way to go.
The TJs have a pretty nice battery hold-down setup with a bar that goes across the top of the battery and two J-hooks (one each side) that hold the battery down to the base. However, once mine was tight enough not to be able to shift around, the J-hooks had also deformed the battery tray from the upward force.
It doesn't hurt that the battery tray is a bit old and rusty... but for $35 or whatever that Brad charges, I'm going to look into how I would install his battery box. Seems like a solid alternative, the only question is whether or not there is something sufficiently stout that it can be welded to.
