What battery do you prefer post or side terminal?

[87 V20 Scottsdale]

Originally Posted by Mrtn15

What's so good about dual post batteries?
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I use dual terminal batteries because it makes jump starting other vehicles or machinery a helluva lot easier. Without the top posts you've got to make sure you have a good connection to the wimpy little side terminals.

[1985ChevyK20]

I prefer top posts i think that it is a better connection plus i have seen side connections striped out and the battery not being able to be use anymore

[85Bowtie]

Top post all the way. No reason to go with side post, thats just asking for a hard time.

[Rollinsqrbdy]

Both posts and you'll never go back to single posts

[bestray]

I prefer top post mostly because I've never had anything but bad luck with side post batteries.

[BigBlocksRule]

GM's sandwich design with multiple connections on side-posts are a royal pain, great place for corrosion to build up and leave you stranded.
OTOH, I've seen where top post batteries get a thin layer of film on top, it actually conducts and slowly drains your battery.
As has been recommended multiple times, get 'em with both!
One other tip: Interstate Batteries. Go to a warehouse, not a parts store. I've bought nothing but their blems for 10 years or so, never had a single problem out of 'em and I pay $39 apiece. I found some 75-pounders there last time I was there, they're fire truck take-offs (they're immediately swapped out if a truck doesn't start on the first try, they can't afford a firetruck that can't respond) and they get $75 apiece. That's what I'm going to mount in the triangle box in front of my trailer for the winch, I know a guy using the same setup and he only charges it once a month and loads 4 - 5 cars a week!