Dual Battery Setup

Selling my extra battery, cables, and breaker, everything you need to add a dual battery setup to your 2nd gen. This is a DIY setup and there will be a little bit of figuring our on your end to put it all together, but its all there.

This setup only works with NON-Offroad models with the ABS module as shown in the pics. The battery tray mount pushes the ABS module about an inch to fit the battery, brake lines are able to take the flex no problem. I ran this setup for 2 years with no problems and it was excellent. The Blue Sea ML-ACR Magnetic Auto Charging Relay keeps the 2nd battery topped off whenever you are driving, and disconnects as soon as the batteries reach ~12.5V. The nice thing about having this is that you can also jump-start yourself in the event that your main battery dies. This happened to me once when my hunting partner left the cab light on before we went out for a week long hunt. Truck was dead, but the 2nd battery was still full. With a flip of the switch in the cab, i was able to connect the two batteries manually and jump-start the main truck battery back to life, a very very very handy feature.

I add run a power line from here all the way back into a cubby in the bed where I had all my camper lights/ fridge powered from it. This setup will get you power back to your bed, but you'll need a fuse block or something from there to distribute it out.

I'm happy to make a diagram for the new owner to make sure install goes easy. I only had to drill a few small holes in the wheel well to hold the master fuse coming off the battery, other than that, everything is bolt on. You will need to figure out how to get the remote switch lines into the cab (if you want that). I cut a small slit in one of the boots going through the firewall to pass that forward. You will also need to remove your air box fresh air tube. I didnt have any trouble passing smog with the snorkel off, and the truck didnt care at all either.

Located in Costa Mesa, CA. Price is $800 or best offer. Battery IS INCLUDED, which is worth over $400 on its own. I had about $1500 into this setup between all the components, heavy gauge wires, crimps, etc.

 

Which batter tray is this?

 

I made it. Am a rocket scientist

 

Credentials check out

 

Apologies if not clear earlier, I made the whole kit myself.

 

Nice setup! Can you tell me where you got those rubber boots for the battery isolator?

 

$9 Fastronix 3/8" Stud Terminal Covers Red and Black

https://www.amazon.com/Fastronix-Stud-Terminal-Covers-Black/dp/B07NBKWT7Q

 

Willing to take offers, need to buy some snow gear, shoot me an offer!

 

sub for feet pics

 

thanks!

 

Somebody take this stuff out of my garage! Even if you just want the battery/ the hard bits and figure out your own cabling, happy to make a deal.

 

Would you sell the wiring and the sea components? I am on east coast

 

How much for a/the battery tray?

 

Can I get the info on the battery? I wonder if it will replace the optima blue top in my boat