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I need a new battery for my baja. I don't like the stock one, it does not turn the motor over fast enough for me. What size and brand of battery is in you car and where is it mounted?

Optima red top. Mounted to the cage on the rear parcel shelf.

I tied a bunch of duracells together in mine.





OK so I didn't but thats what I was thinking. I have a interstate battery in mine. Been there for two years and no problems.


The Wild Kids

I use an optima in both my rail and Baja. To tell you the truth...I don't think they are all that wonderful...BUT...I almost always mount the battery in some oddball spot...and it sure helps when you can lay it on it's side.

I run an Exide Select Orbital. It is just like the red top optima but a lil cheaper. You can mount it anywhere.

2002 KIA Sedona battary! Bought a batt. to getr home when the ALT. took a dump. Ever drive a mini-van freaking out from low volt. What a ride, revs to about 3grand then Bam. clicky clak.

An Autolite from Kragens. Nothing facny, but it always works.

Anything I can find at a junkyard in our rails.. sealed in our full shells.

Ive got the optima in my rail. In my baja it was the cheapest WalMart battery I could find.

I'm going to run a stock battery to start with.
I'm planning on using an old plastic tool box as a battery box.

I looked at a few battery boxes....marine and auto...they didn't look like anything special, so I took one of my old toolboxes and was surprised when the battery fits perfect!

Got a red top I have yet to install in the rail (looking for a good place). Currently running a little CAT batt (always need a jump if sits more than a couple of days). Used to have the biggest yellow bat from Wal-Hell in our last rail. Those are made by Johnson Controls and that batt took a hell of a beating and never failed.

i have one of the mid grades available from carquest, its a sealed maintenance free. needed it the day i left for a desert trip, and it was cheap.. its currently sitting in the stock position, the floor is so rusted, i swear the cables are the only thing holding it in .
i'm gonna remount it, sometime..

exide, purchased in may of 2002, 60 mo. battery. mounted in a battery box in the middle of the parcel tray up against the firewall.

i put it far back as i could to maximize the wheelie potential. just in case this thing decides to wheelie

bajaherbie wrote:exide, purchased in may of 2002, 60 mo. battery. mounted in a battery box in the middle of the parcel tray up against the firewall.

i put it far back as i could to maximize the wheelie potential. just in case this thing decides to wheelie

What, you can't wheelie with a 1914???

CopperBaja wrote:


What, you can't wheelie with a 1914???

my car looses traction before the front end comes up.