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Battery Tiedown Question #800639 03/27/07 03:59 AM

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SpaceManSpif Offline

Need a Spot

I just noticed that the battery of my truck is not secured down. I bought a battery hold down kit ( you know the two metal poles with the metal/rubber cross bar) but there is no place to hook the poles in. How does everyone else have their battery secured down??

1988 Toyota 4x4 Xtra Cab V6. (Really Faded Silver Paint)

Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: SpaceManSpif] #800640 03/27/07 04:01 AM

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Fairbanks, Alaska

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I've got the stock stuff; jbar on the backside thru the top bar bolted to the core support. You'll see the nutplate.

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Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: SpaceManSpif] #800641 03/27/07 06:30 AM

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marysville, ca

gueroblanco Offline

Wheeler

i've got a short bungee and a couple "custom " holes <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

'95 runner 3vze/r150f

Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: gueroblanco] #800642 03/27/07 06:49 AM

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boonies of NH

Scerb

Body Damage is Cool

I originally had those two pole hooks, you might have to drill a hole or two to use them and secure them with nuts/washers. I had that setup for about two years until I somehow lost one of the poles and my battery fell onto my fan ripping wires outa the fuse box all while on a trail <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />

Long story short, I'm lazy and I have a bungee chord (make it very tight) and its worked fine in the short term.

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Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: Scerb] #800643 03/27/07 06:55 AM

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marysville, ca

gueroblanco Offline

Wheeler

see, nuthin wrong with a little bungee cord duct-tape action!

just kidin, i'm not that gung ho about the nascar fixes but i've had my yota in a lot of steep positions and taken it on a lot of bouncy trails and the TIGHT bungee keeps the battery anchored pretty well. at least, so far...

'95 runner 3vze/r150f

Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: SpaceManSpif] #800644 03/27/07 11:53 AM

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tn usa

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Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: cktoy] #800645 03/27/07 03:14 PM

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Pasadena, CA. USA

toyrunner

Body Damage is Cool

I have found the Optima batteries are a bit shorter than the wet cell batteries for my truck.
I countered this with a length of 1"x3/16" flat stock and 1" square tubing. I tack welded the flat stock to the tubing and drilled holes in each end of the stock. This utilizes the stock hardware and locations for mounting and the battery is more secure than using a bungee cord.
The new hold down bracket is stronger than the stock unit and doesn't look too bad either <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

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Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: cktoy] #800646 03/27/07 03:18 PM

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Southern California

Stevie

Mudrunner

Go stock Spaceman! Great & simple engineering (i.e.: see your local wrecking yard <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />).

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Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: Stevie] #800647 03/27/07 03:46 PM

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Winston-Salem NC

RatLabGuy

Rock Warrior

I swapped mine with e AFM so now it's on teh exhaust side, had to fab something.
SO I have a tray bolted to teh fender, and a clamping strap that holds it in place. Bright rainbow colored, actually <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> b/c it was on hand.

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Re: Battery Tiedown Question [Re: RatLabGuy] #800648 03/28/07 05:12 AM

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SpaceManSpif Offline

Need a Spot

Thanks guys for the info.. I will go bungee for a bit till I work on something more perm..

1988 Toyota 4x4 Xtra Cab V6. (Really Faded Silver Paint)

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