battery swap

[rubbinsracin]

Well we have been running the same optima battery for 5 years and have decided to swap it out for a new one this year. Would like to save some pounds and wondered ifanyone has run the braile lightweight batteries without an alternator with success?

[rubbinsracin]

No one have any experience with them?

[GraceRider]

Wish I knew, I have run the same red top for 5-7 yrs and it has finally gone bad.

Do you have a red or yellow top (don't know if one is better than the other). Longevity and local availability will probably bring me back to another Optima.

[rubbinsracin]

We have ran a red top with no issues other than the first night we had it we had a terminal break off. Thankfully they just traded us out without a problem. We are just trying to save some weight.

[SRXSRULE]

FYI, optimas are not near the quality they were 4-5 years ago. See them fail all the time now. Now I just ran a NAPA ledgend with no problems. Im sure there are many options on light weight options, just dont know how well they hold up. Eric

[istock11m]

Surely not another company ditching quality for the sake of a profit? It is sad but I don't think there are many products that are as good as they were 5 years ago. Only difference is the higher price!