Jade Grey

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As the title states, does the stock plastic wedge work with an Optima battery like 9022-091? The Optima has a weird jutting lip to it. See picture below.



I am thinking of converting over to a dual terminal style for ease in car stereo wiring. Plus, my battery is now almost 5 years old and has been abused a bit.

Any firsthand experiences would be appreciated.

CaptPicardsZ28

Mine works on my yellow top I just bought but it could be better. I am going to buy the tray for it. It's sold seperately and is for the GM car. You can fine them at any web site that sells optima in the accessories section.

Jade Grey

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Thanks, I will go over to Summit racing and see if they list the battery trays. I'm guessing you would use J-bolts with the battery tray then.

CaptPicardsZ28

The ones I looked at on the website I found didnt use j bolts. The battery sits in a tray and you use the same hold down that is in the car. Check out the link to see what I mean. http://192.132.24.107/UsingOptima/height_WCM.asp

parks911

I just put the red top optima in my 91 RS yesterday.

fit perfectly & that is with using the stock tie down.

Drove it 300 miles last night & the battery didn't move at all.

Jade Grey

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Thanks and thanks. Decision made. I'll be getting a red top Optima.

Derek The Great

coughcoughyellowtopcoughoptimacoughcough

CaptPicardsZ28

Why yellow? Yellow is for heavy vibration and racing. He didnt say anything about racing or having a high hp engine. The red should be fine. JMO...

Derek The Great

Why yellow? sometimes i prefer overkill.

parks911

I thought the red top was the best.

But then again I've been using cheap wal-mart batteries for the last 15 years.

Derek The Great

The yellow top optima is a deep cycle battery. it can be charged and discharged multiple times without a decrease in life. Simply put it, its a good choice if you have an audio system that demands power, or good ignition system, or other misc items like tvs and such There is nothing wrong with the red top optima, it is a great battery for your daily driver.

ScrapMaker

just so everyone knows, the yellowtop is the better battery, hands down... there's a reason they are MUCH more expensive than the redtop... red's are basically regular car batteries, that must stay around 12v... yellow tops are DUAL-PURPOSE, as they CAN be drained and recharged, OR they can be used as a normal battery...

I am putting one in tomorrow, because I keep playing my stereo too long and killing the battery

our cars use 75 series batteries, and I can't find a 75 optima, so I think I will just go with a 78... 78's have 4 battery terminals, the two side GM screw-type terminals, and the two posts on the top... makes them a great battery for car audio.

plus a yellowtop can be charged in less than an hour if you want, they can take the abuse of being completely dead and hooked into your alternator and being charged real quick... its not a good idea to do that with the redtop or a normal battery either.

its like $100 for a red top, and $150 for a yellow top, but you are basically getting two batteries in one with the 150, guess its all up to the situation though.

I believe that the red top does, however, have a slightly higher CCA than the yellowtop, but I can't remember... that would be the only benefit if there was one. The amp hours are much higher on the yellows as well.