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Old May 17, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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any body now the lengths of over the counter cables that work

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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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I just bought some duralast gold cables for my battery with a single built in port for fog lights or another accessory that draws power right from the bat lines. One was 46" the other was 38" I believe.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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I use welding cable. it is free just have to pay for crimp ends...


2/0 is what I run for EVERYTHING under the hood:


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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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He was asking about over the counter cables, and what lengths they were.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CherokeeCountry
He was asking about over the counter cables, and what lengths they were.
yes very true I am well aware of that.

but when you can get about 4-5 feet of welding cable for FREE from most welding shops then you can cut your own to size...

If he is looking to upgrade I would take free over paying....

but to answer the length question

18" for the battery/engine ground

32" for your battery/starter

18" for your Alt/Power Block
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Old May 18, 2011 | 03:41 AM
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Link in sig - I can stomp you up a set that will fit easily, directly, and using measurements from the OEM cables.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 03:45 AM
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ya i saw you ads every where im doing it today was just asking about lengths for over counter cables thanks
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:38 AM
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I used 0 gauge stinger power wire. Batt + to alt and fuse box. Batt - to engine, fender.

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Old May 18, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
ya i saw you ads every where im doing it today was just asking about lengths for over counter cables thanks
If you're certain you want OTC stuff, the lengths of each cable are up there as well. Get the listed length, or the very next length longer. All measurements on the site are taken from OEM cabling.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 96_xj
I use welding cable. it is free just have to pay for crimp ends...


2/0 is what I run for EVERYTHING under the hood:


Man you know your stuff. Thanks for the knowledge
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Old May 18, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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got the cable from napa 50 dollars for all works much better thanks for all the info guys
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Old May 19, 2011 | 06:41 AM
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What gauge is napa's cable?

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Old May 19, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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think it was 4.0 was def bigger than what was on there and a lot better to work with than the larger cables , took less than half hour to do well worth it for a 22 year old xj
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