ARbowhunter7

I'm going to replace the battery in my truck, and I don't want to add another one for a few reasons. My question is, who out there has a massive battery (read: huge CCA's) in their stock location? My current battery is a 29H from Blaine's Farm and Fleet that makes 950 CCA's. I read on another forum, though, that a guy could find an Optima that made 1300 CCA's. Anybody have one?

Featherman

Group 31 Interstate batteries up here 1125 CCA

Bumble76

Sme here group 31 from NAPA.

PapeCAT

If you want Gel Optima has their new line of group 31 Red/Yellow/Blue tops depending on what lug/terminal config you are after.

7horn

Optima doesnt make one that big. link

What you need is a group 31 from interstate.

Not that the optima wont start the truck even in the cold, it will.

The interstate has more cca.

Colo_River_Ram

2- Deka 31 "1260's" in the 05

jstone44720

Interesting thread - if mounting the batteries near the spare tire, would you guys suggest one or two of the group 31 size batteries?

Bencie

Optima group 31- yellow top lead posts straight across-blue top marine lead posts katty corner and threaded posts straight across-red top threaded posts straight across- all are 900cca and 1125 ca.

bgilbert

Deka 1231PMF. It's a group 31, 1260cca at 32*f, 1160cca at 0*. All of those trash Interstate's that claim 1100+cca are only 950cca at 0*f. Also good luck Interstate and Optima on beating Deka's price for that much CCA.

ARbowhunter7

Some great info coming in, but Interstate is complete and utter crap. Wouldn't put one in my worst enemy's car.

The Deka 31 sounds nice, though.

Bogie

Turn your Batts and run 2

Featherman

[QUOTE=ARbowhunter7;2946307]Some great info coming in, but Interstate is complete and utter crap. Wouldn't put one in my worst enemy's car.

Now sure how cold it gets where you're at but mine have never let me down!! But I'd be most curious on what I need to look for, if you're willing to share.

ARbowhunter7

I'm in GA, doesn't get cold at all. Interstate batteries are crap...they can fail at any temperature. They are complete crap, and the company is as bad as it gets.

Here is an excerpt from their joke of a warranty regarding diesel trucks..straight from Interstate's Warranty Statement:

When a passenger car battery is used in a diesel vehicle, commercial service, truck over one ton, marine service, recreational vehicle, lawn tractor, snowmobile, etc., and is defective in material or workmanship, it will be replaced free of charge (except for taxes and legislatively imposed fees, where applicable) within six (6) months from date of original purchase. The length of the prorated warranty is one half that indicated on the battery label. Any battery used in electric powered vehicle, except golf carts, has a twelve month prorated warranty.

The kicker? The Interstate's that fit light duty diesels are classified (by them) as "passenger car batteries". Basically, if you put an Interstate in a diesel, the warranty drops to 6 months.

This is just one of a myriad of issues with Interstate. They are crap, the company is crap. End of story. I do not want to turn this informative thread into an Interstate-bashing thread, so I'll refrain from delving further.

Thanks for the replies, and keep 'em coming.

JQmile

Group 31 at least. I had an old optima (car battery) in mine, and it wouldn't start once the timing was advanced.

archer2

Bought my truck in '96 with an Interstate already in it and replaced it in '07 with another one, no problems so far.