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Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
Where can I find good quality side terminal battery cables for my '71 with a 350? My aftermarket replacements aren't working out well. Original looking would be nice, but not a requirement.
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
Recently, I've been building my own with stuff from here....
http://www.delcity.net/store/Battery...&-Accessories/ They sell nice terminal ends already loaded with solder. You just strip the cable insulation and heat the terminal end with a little propane hand torch and cram the cable into the terminal. Works fantastic and the overall price is very comparable to the generic parts store packaged ones.
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
Is there any benefit with the side post?
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
Not really expect its factory i put top post cables on mine
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
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I want battery interchangeability with everything else I own. Plus I've had less issues with corrosion.
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
I have four 67-72's, I installed side terminals on them all, now I just swap a battery in to the one I want to drive or work on ! Keeps battery cost down and much easier to make the connections. Also less corrosion to deal with.
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
On my stepside, I run the top terminal type of ends on a side terminal battery using a pair of these...
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
After further research I've decided to try these, and ordered them from Amazon:
Note: If you have the original ground location with exhaust manifolds the 25" long ACDelco 4SD25X should be right. These cables do have a nice side terminal end, but are generic black.
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
Hi richards72chevy, side posts get the terminal away from the outgassing of the battery . Also, hard to lay a wrench accross a side post and short circuit it. Also if using an ac delco battery they vent out the sides away from the terminals instead of out the top where the terminals are at on top post batteries. A side note; ac delco batteries have a proprietary chemical make-up that outgasses 50 percent less than any other manufacturer. These specs are probably 15 years old but i feel they still apply. I go to the salvage yards and get longer battery cables from Gm vehicles, cut the eyelet off at the starter or ground end, shorten as needed and solder on a new eyelet. The replacement cables now days for the most part are very poor quality. The factory cables got the vehicle all the way to the junkyard, so there are ok with me.
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Re: Side Terminal Battery Cable Source
I was at Wal-Mart tonight and saw they have the Everstart LFST45-4WM and LFST35-4WM for half of what I paid for the ACDelcos. I wasn't overly impressed, and hadn't considered this previously because the junk that is currently on the truck came from here twelve years ago. I'll report back on how the ACDelco quality compares.
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