Best WK battery?

[AcidCold]

What are you guys using to replace your old batteries? I know a few had issues with the batteries we have after 3-4 years, i am running my jeep with the stocker (2005) and i am a little concern, i drive every two weeks to St louis MO from chicago (580 miles both ways) and i pass threw miles of farm land which are very dark and lonely at night.
I have been looking into ACdelco and Interstate and Red tops, any advice?

[Chris]

Optima Red Top FTMFW bro!

I threw one in my mazda 6 after about 6 trips to the dealership for dead batteries, and after 3 years now I have yet to have another battery related issue!

[Matt]

Yeah, I've read Optima is the shit. I think they are pretty cheap at Costco.

[jeepaholic]

What are you guys using to replace your old batteries? I know a few had issues with the batteries we have after 3-4 years, i am running my jeep with the stocker (2005) and i am a little concern, i drive every two weeks to St louis MO from chicago (580 miles both ways) and i pass threw miles of farm land which are very dark and lonely at night.
I have been looking into ACdelco and Interstate and Red tops, any advice?I replaced mine under warranty. I like the stock battery. Either way its going to cost near 150.00.

[Chris]

I think I paid $180 for mine, but damn was it worth it. Might I mention the dimming of lights when my system was slamming went away with the new battery as well :)

[AcidCold]

I think I paid $180 for mine, but damn was it worth it. Might I mention the dimming of lights when my system was slamming went away with the new battery as well :)

Did you use a Mopar OE?

[AcidCold]

For the abuse i put my jeep under, i should just invest in a Optima since it's known to handle vibrations, the only problem is the mixed reviews, some swear by it some curse it to hell.. i guess i can always return it if i don't like it.

[Knightrider03m]

When I had my Jeep, I was using Diehard gold. I was pushing a lot of power from the car to and the battery never failed on me. I think I got it for $110 with a 36 month warranty from sears.

[Chris]

I say go for the optima, everyone i know that has one loves it :)

[jeeppro]

go for optima

[TeamCherokee06]

Optima for your aplication and needs but if you wanted to shed some pounds I know a few batteries that weight 15-25 pounds lol.

[Robert Palmer]

I'm not sure but I think I might need to pick me up a new battery for the WK soon.

[Scottina06]

I awoke to a dead battery this morning...my truck only has 28k miles....

[B.P.O.D]

buy the best walmart battery. they have a kick ass return policy for batteries!!! i got all 4 of my batteries($80 for marine) for my boat there!

[Scottina06]

walmart batteries FTL for car/trucks

[Scottina06]

I went ahead and got the oem battery...3 yr full replacement and 84 pro-rated

[iJeep]

^^^ x2 oem ftmfw

[Scottina06]

quick FYI-the last 99 3000GT I had....still had the stock oem Mitsu battery after 9 years

[08Hemi]

I had an Optima yellow-top in my 02 Dakota and that thing was a workhorse! I had 1 15" sub, 1200 watt mono amp and a 500 watt 4 channel sony amp for door speakers, cb radio, radar detector and 7" lcd and I never had one battery related issue in over 4 years...I had to change b/c my lights were dimming when I had the system turned up, but that all went away with the optima. Dont have any bad things to say about the oem though...

[Chris]

I awoke to a dead battery this morning...my truck only has 28k miles....

Happened to me a couple months ago, little over 30k at the time..

Dealership actually replaced it free under warranty!

[Karpe]

Odyssey PC1700T!

[spiker01]

i just bought the ac -delco. these stock replacements are to expensive though, but it has the factory fit and specs

[BillsHoe]

I had the oem replaced in January with original oem under warranty. I always had problems with optima batteries and warranty stinks.

[jeeppro]

what kind of problems bill

[Scottina06]

I like the black stealth battery look.....

[jeepaholic]

You can't go wrong with OEM.

[BillsHoe]

what kind of problems bill
First one Optima yellow in Tahoe after a year died they need battery out to test for a few days. Who can do that..... I buy another battery Optima yellow the give me back battery saying nothing wrong. I gave my friend the battery for his 71 Monte it gives him problems too.I sell Tahoe after 3 months leaving second battery. Then I buy a battery another yellow top for my pickup go to Vegas for 1 week battery dead not even a month old get it replaced sell that truck to my friend. He has problems less than a year so they want to test battery again so he went to Sears and bought a new battery. He said its not worth replacing that battery how you suppose to give up battery for a few days so in the garbage it went.

[InfernoHemi]

Optima yellow or red top ftmfw
When my oem dies, I'm getting an Opitma

[LO.7]

http://www.cherokeesrt8.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10847

This guy used a Optima Yellow Top on his wk.

[Scottina06]

my oem battery just died one day right out of the blue...no warning whatsoever......

[InfernoHemi]

http://www.cherokeesrt8.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10847

This guy used a Optima Yellow Top on his wk.

linky no good?

[LO.7]

linky no good?

Well played Tim. I was wondering why it took you so long to delete that post.

[Scottina06]

why did caraudiomechanik delete his posts today? weird I guess he didnt want his thread linked here

[mandan007]

Online today about 4 hrs. scouring info about different batteries. Websites, forums, etc. Since I'm upgrading my audio system, have 1 Focal 600w powering my JL subwoofer, going to get another 400w amp and focal speakers. Looked at Optima, Odyssey/stinger, Kimetik, Powermaster and Batcap. I read where too many people have had bad luck with Optima's, the brand I was thinking of getting (yellowtop). Some of these others are pretty pricey, but I look more to performance over cost. It's pretty hard to make a decision with all these others, but I think I'll go with the Kimetik 1800 or 2000. My deciding decision was good reviews and basically cause they're blue in color and I like that.

[08Hemi]

Good for you dan...I am totally envious of your ride and if I was your valet I would steal it :) Please post an update on battery performance.

I am disappointed that the Optima's are getting bad reviews; like I said earlier I had a yellow top in my Dakota that was pushing 1600+ watts, cb, radar, loudspeaker and in-dash monitor for over 4 years. I guess I too will need to do research should the time come...

[mandan007]

Good for you dan...I am totally envious of your ride and if I was your valet I would steal it :) Please post an update on battery performance.

I am disappointed that the Optima's are getting bad reviews; like I said earlier I had a yellow top in my Dakota that was pushing 1600+ watts, cb, radar, loudspeaker and in-dash monitor for over 4 years. I guess I too will need to do research should the time come...

Good thing I can't afford a valet, LOL! I'm going a different route with my plans. Keeping the stock battery, but adding a Kinetik HC600 near the amps in the back. Went to a different car audio store and decided to go with JL HD600 amp and JL C5 speakers for doors and dash. I'll post this in the right section when system complete.

[JETLIFE]

I have an Optima yellow top.

It hasn't left me stranded like my OEM.... Twice!

[jeeppro]

i have the red to and it works perfect no problems