Guys, I am going to purchase a new battery for my truck today and I wanted some advice. I have a 2004 Quad Cab with the stock battery in it. I have been having some issues starting it up on cold mornings so I want to get a battery with a little more power. I also have GPS, Fog lights, Sub and amp, and the infinity sound system. I was looking online and think I want to get a Optima RED34. It has 800cca and 1000ca. Will this battery work and be an upgrade over the stock battery?

Thanks in advance!

 

That will work, always look at the cold cranking amps.

 

Yea, the stock battery has 600CCA so I figured 800CCA would be a good upgrade....especially going with the optima...

 

You can get a better value with a "regular" battery. Optima's are very expensive. Price a regular battery with good specs and an Optima. You may find you can buy two of the conventional types for what one Optima costs.

 

I did price a "regular" battery and it is about $40-$50 cheaper. From reading the forum and talking to the auto store guys I have concluded that a red top or yellow top battery would be more efficient with the addition of electronics to my vehicle. Is this correct?

 

i would agree with getting an optima but which one it depends how big of an amp you have. I have a '93 jeep wrangler with a 8K winch and extra light i have a yellow top for that truck b/c it is a deep cycle battery. But when i get an optima for my ram which i am it will be a red top because they are more focued on starting, but call a place that sells them for the exact one to get.. good luck

 

I bought the Auto Zone battery and run many periphals in our truck, including a 600 watt converter to run our computers and printer. I love the battery and the warranty is much better than the Optima. I had a red top in our 99 and it lasted 2 years before failing, no warranty.

 

the optimas are nice.....i got a BOSCH and LOVE it though...especially the price..it was almost the same as the ultima...it was like 20$ cheaper, but i knew a kid that worked at pep boys that stole everything haha...got the battery for 60$ cash!

 

Much as I hate Auto Zone, I may go for a Duralast when the time comes.