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Equipment & Gear => Power Equipment & RV => Topic started by: slayerofthesea on February 27, 2013, 03:47:46 PM
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I have a 84 Ford Ranger 4 cylinder 2.3lt and i was wondering if u could use a battery out of a Ford F150 instead of a battery for the ranger. I am going to be putting kc lights on my roll bar and want more juice to run them i have a cb to. I guess my question is will it hurt anything to run a bigger battery in a smaller truck?
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Not at all.
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i am far from a mechanic, but i doubt it would mess with anything, hell its mainly just to get your rig runnin isnt it then the altinator takes over, unless your sittn the with the accesories on then i would think more battery the better, but i would talk to a battery place first :tup:
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you'll be fine, but it wont help you run lights unless the rig isnt running, the alternator handles that
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You will put a higher demand on your alternator. You would be better off putting in an aftermarket high output alternator instead of replacing the battery. A bigger battery will extend the amount of time the lights can run after shutting the engine off.
Summit has alternators with high output relatively cheap.
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okay. thanks i may just end up buying a new alternator i already picked up the battery couldnt pass up a 30 dollar battery from swabs
