I haven't kept up to date on what's good in the battery world so hoping for some advice on what to buy. The current AC Delco maintenance free did 4 years but I don't drive a lot these days so regularly have to charge it.
I'm looking at the Optima D31A but happy to consider any other suggestions..
I've got 2 d27's and happy with them, think there's plenty of happy optima customers out there the D31a is a beast [emoji106][emoji106]
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I rum 4 D31 M`s two in the car, two in the van, first lot lasted well over ten years of hard service before one started to fail so I renewed all four. Yes expensive but hey they never let me down and I do a lot of very remote work.
M is for marine better internal construction.
Best deal I got was from R and J batteries.
Have always run D27 Yellow top pairs in my GU’s and just installed two D31A beasts into the GQ ute.
Absolutely love them, my alternator recently took a dive on Thousand Dollar Track and the two Optimas paralleled hauled me out of the poop by themselves until the alternator came good again thankfully [emoji28]
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I still run the Century 4x4 over lander N70ZZXHD as my crank battery. At least new you get 36 months warranty and if you got a SCA trade card, or club card, you can get it for under 240 AUD
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...B&gclsrc=aw.ds
So thats is a basis for comparison with the Optima range to think on.
I had the Century before the AC Delco. I switched to the maintenance free AC Delco because the Century often needed topping up.
I’m going with the Optima anyway even if I could buy 2 Century batteries for the price..
I’m 75 now so the Optima might hopefully be my last battery purchase :)
Just after confirmation that the D31A does fit into the GU starter battery frame..
Only can confirm that D27’s will fit a GU starter frame and a GU ARB secondary tray.
I did fit the GQ D31’s into the OEM tray and ARB tray by slightly twisting the bigger Optimas which is doable due to their offset spiral design. Might pay to get it test fitted on-site for the GU as other issues are:
1) D31 posts are central to the battery, you may need post extenders for the factory wiring.
2) D31 are taller than D27 and just fit in a GQ with bonnet hump closed and will need shielding atop.
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FWIW: Unilugs from Baxters solved both problems encountered for me mentioned above on the GQ D31A main battery install recently.
https://www.baxters.com.au/unilug-ba...-positive.html
I just have a bad feeling the reason I stuck with D27’s on the GU’s was the lower bonnet height than this GQ build, unsure sorry.
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Cheers, I should be able to get overall dimensions online somewhere and check that way if nobody has actually installed one.
I’ve ordered a pair of these for the terminals and I’m happy to redo any required cabling.
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