Battery Cable Size
 

Trying to figure out the battery cable size on my 93. Is the factory cables 1/0 gauge?

2/0.

Thank you.

along the 2/0 size, the original cable has very fine multistrand, most everything else you purchase, wont have the same capacity. you can recrimp new connections on the old cable, cut it back to clean cable and install the universal eyelet lug.

I found my positive cable to be smaller than my negative (2/0). If I could guess, I'd say it was a 1/0. This was after I built a new positive cable out of 2/0 to replace the original. I almost built both positive and negative cables but left the original negative after finding out it was already 2/0. The only change I made to it was a new terminal on the battery end.

I use welding cable for all of my replacement battery cables and all high current circuits on my truck.

2/0 welding cable has 1248 strands of 30-gauge wire.
You can get up to 4/0 cable that has 2480 strands.

Welding cable is not that expensive, also if you do not have your own crimping equipment like I do most every welding supply can crimp on copper lugs for you.

Jim

X2 Very Good cables

So for an 06 should I use 2/0 or 4/0..my cable between batts is hsot and the ends are not looking good on one of neg cables!!! Do the welding shops usually have the copper lugs?? Thanks guys

Thank you for that info Jim.....[coffee] That is going in the vault...and soon to be withdrawn for use.;)

This was a very timely post, currently working on building new cables with eye connectors and military style lugs. I also got positive and negative distribution blocks to try to clean up the battery area. To many accessories. I am sure Jim can relate!