Optima yellow top

just wondering if any of u guys have one on their tacoma with their stock alternator also at how many CCA are you running.

I'm getting a system installed and plan on getting a LED light bar soon just want to make sure I can power them both.

 

Your stock battery will be more than sufficient to power both

 

Depending on the system, how many Watts?

 

Optimas have the same if not less CCA than the stock battery. The only advantage of having an optima is being spill proof, and the only advantage of yellow top is that its deep cycle, thus meaning you can discharge the hell out of that battery and it will recover. So unless you plan on turning your truck upside down, or running it for long amounts of time with everything on, (which will still leave you with a dead battery), stick with a stock toyota or similar battery.

FYI your LED lightbar will draw less than your headlights will. I push over 700 watts on stock battery with my 'system'. It doesn't hold a reserve for long, but only at the loudest of volumes do the lights dim, and barely.

 

its 2 10' at 800 watts a piece and the amp is 1800 watts

 

I have a 30" LED bar behind my grill
A 50" LED bar on my roof
(2) 10s behind the back seat hooked up to a 2000w amp
And all kinds of little LED accessories added all over my truck
0 problems with the stock battery

 

ok sweet thats good to know thanks for the info man!

 

a smaller secondary battery hooked up to an isolator couldnt hurt. especially since you may add more and more

 

What amp and subs? I highly doubt you're feeding 1800 watts into 2 10s

 

Duralast gold runs my KC hilites and my 2 memphis 12s w/ memphis 500 amp. no problems at all.
hope that helps

 

I would be looking at the amp hour requirements when the charging system is not running or not providing enough power for the electrical load, i.e., at idle. For additional information, please see Section 5 and 7 in the Car and Deep Cycle FAQ on www.batteryfaq.org.