I love how we were talking about batteries and wiring and boom here ya go

@2AOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Lol I did the battery a few weeks ago but that is a funny coincidence

Very well done! love how informative you are in these install videos!

@2AOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! 😊 I try to make them as simple and detailed as possible and I’m glad it’s working! 👍🏼

Nice solution to adding a second battery. You might want to consider adding a 1" tubing crossmember between the two legs supporting the battery, or triangular gussets between the bottom of the battery tray and the legs. You could also gusset from the legs to the feet.

@2AOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! That’s a good idea, I’ll definitely have to do that! I think some triangle gussets would work well and I’m gonna do a support from the box to the fender too.

I wish I had your fabrication skills! Nice work!

@2AOverland

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that man thank you! 😎

Great job man! Ive got my 2nd battery just waiting for me to start this project!

@2AOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! 😊 it was a lot easier than I thought! Hope the vid helps with your install!

Great video as usual!

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

What does the clearance look like from top of battery to hood? And how high from engine bay floor is the platform? In the middle of the same project!

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! And sorry for the late reply we just got back from a trip. The clearance from top of battery and hood are about a 1/2inch on the negative terminal and about an inch on the positive if you trim a little of the hood support in the area by it. And the platform is about 4 1/2in from the engine bay floor

Awesome video!!

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

hey I have a question for you . I don't know how to weld and I don't know anyone who does and I'm really trying to keep my costs down. I bought the Thor Cowl after I saw your video and I can install that myself. But do you have any other suggestion for a battery box maybe one for a RHD Cherokee that I could substitute where the only modifications are with a grinding wheel or something like that. I can get hold of flat iron and drill through it. I just can't figure out how to get a correct battery box for me. Please keep up the GREAT work I love your channel. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you my friend.

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching 😊 we’ll keep the vids coming! I looked at my jeep and it looks like if you got the driver side battery tray adapter and the battery box from dirt bound offroad you should be about to mount your auxiliary battery without any welding and only some minor drilling 😊 i have no experience with this setup not I honestly should of went this route lol but I like doing things the diy way I guess! Here’s the links to the adapter and battery tray. Adapter dirtboundoffroad.com/products/jeep-cherokee-driver-side-battery-tray-mount?_pos=3&_sid=7be390fe1&_ss=r Battery tray dirtboundoffroad.com/products/bolt-in-battery-tray?_pos=1&_sid=05415803a&_ss=r

If you didn't yet you should put a grommet around that wire running through the hole or it will eventually cut it open over time

@2AOverland

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t yet! But good call! I’ll definitely do that 😎

Your ground should be the same size wire as the power. 1/0 or 1 ga.

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Good call! Thanks for watching.

I added a heat gold foil shield around the batter it’s too close to the exhaust for me

@2AOverland

Жыл бұрын

Good call I didn’t think about that! Insulating the battery will keep it alive a lot longer too 😎👍

What about the heat from the header

@2AOverland

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t have any issues with that at the time and I recently replaced the manifold and it’s been great

@mohameddabous3781

Жыл бұрын

@@2AOverland at least bot heat shield to protect the battery from the heat

I've heard the stock alternator cant keep up with 2 batteries...update us on that after a while pleasep....

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! You could be right about that! I’ll need to do more research on it. I did the 136amp alternator so I can charge the batteries faster at camp before bed. So the fridge is fine all night and morning. And I’m planning on doing update videos on all of our gear and upgrades that we have done to the jeep 😊

What is the name of the company in Tucson? Are you from Tucson?

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! We’re up in the mesa area and the company is ballistic fabrication!

@countrymagic61

2 жыл бұрын

@@2AOverland Awesome! I'm in the Tucson area (born and raised). I don't have a Cherokee XJ YET. Right now I am just looking around to see what is out there and learning what I can about them before I do get one. It will be a while before I can actually acquire an XJ. Learning what is what about the XJ, who is who, and what companies support the XJ. I even went as far as creating a "Cherokee XJ" wish list on Amazon, and bookmarked a few companies. Thank you for sharing and making awesome content. I wish you the best and continued growth.

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

@@countrymagic61 that’s so awesome! 😊 when you do get an XJ you will love that thing. There is so much to learn and if you do have any questions I can try to answer them the best I can! I have tons of things in my Amazon cart for the jeep also 😂 thank you so much for watching we really appreciate it that means a lot to us!

The yellow tops are crap, should of gotten another red top, don't ever let that yellow top go below 10.50 volts. An always use a 2amp trickle charger, never use another charger.

@2AOverland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and that’s good to know! Thanks for the tips!