Adding A Second Battery To A 1992 W250...

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Anyone ever done this? My buddy is thinking about doing it, and he wants to put it ont he passenger side of the truck, in the same location as the one on the driver's side. Looks like it only needs a bracket to be made, and a means to hold it together. Anynone ever done this? We are planning to get rid of the stock filter box, and install an air inlet hose off of a 1994+ Ram. A K&N RE-0880 filter will be installed.

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'01 2500HD 4x2 QC, 139" WB, 6-speed, ETH, SLT... yadda yadda yadda... K&N, 3" "PIPE BOMB", 6-way turn signal conversion, aux. backup lights, Line-X, Cummins badging. 3,406 miles and counting!

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Several of us have installed second battery on drivers side. I used two OPTIMAS with a manual isolator for the second battery so I can leave my electric cooler on all night and not worry about a start in the morning. I gave out a few drawaings at May Madness but don't have scanning ability. Send me a SASE at 8305 Olivine Ave, Citrus Hts, CA 95610 and I will send you one. It is a nice looking installation and gives me a good nights sleep!

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'93 D-250 Club Cab, Emerald Green & Gold, 5-speed w Gear Vendors OD, 77K , ASC Sun Roof, Horton Fan, Transfer-Flo 45 gal tank/toolbox combo,PIAA Pro 90 Driving lites, 16cm turbo housing, fuel pressure adjusted by James Ray, '96 chrome wheels, Hella headlights Pre-luber, Fuel filter relocated, Chrome kit
May Madness registration committee 97,98,99,TDR ; December Dieselfest winner, 98;
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I do not know if the "92 layout is different, but on my "93 I just reworked the existing battery tray, and put a second battery there by rotating the batteries 90 degrees. I did that back about '95 so I don't recall the details, but it was easy enough.

Vaughn

 

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Thanks guys! I like the dual Optima thing... #ad


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Evan A. Beck "NW PUNK"
Prez, NW BOMBers

'01 2500HD 4x2 QC, 139" WB, 6-speed, ETH, SLT... yadda yadda yadda... K&N, 3" "PIPE BOMB", 6-way turn signal conversion, aux. backup lights, Line-X, Cummins badging. 3,406 miles and counting!

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Hey Evan!

Check out the "Best of Board Archives" for the 'First Generation Forum'. Rick Dusch authored an excellent thread titled "Dual Batteries" (3/10/2000) complete with photos of his dual battery installation and really cool 4 wheeling pictures of the West.

Check it out!... ..... Keeno

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1992 W250 5spd. 3. 54 gears, LSD, JRE enhanced VE Injector Pump, BD High Output Injectors, Banks "Stinger Plus" consisting of a 14cm2 wastegated housing, 3 1/2" JRE modified exhaust/muffler, pyro/boost gages, K&N, Skyjacker 2 1/2" front suspension lift to clear 305/70R/16 Goodyear MT's, Mag-Hytec, Amsoil

 

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Evan - There was a topic on this before (maybe on cdw site) and there is a company called NW something that handled auto electric parts and one of these parts was a 2 battery replacement tray for the 1st gen Dodges. Sorry I can't rememeber the co. name.

 

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Evan,
Check out http://www.wranglernw.com. They have kits for installing a second battery in the First Generation Trucks (as well as others), plus a good selection of "electrics".
Doug

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91. 5 D250 5 speed, 16cm2 housing, gauges (EGT, boost, tach), BD exhaust brake (w/ 60lb springs)