Everett

So my battery just took a fat poop. What is the best battery for an xj? My friend told me a yellow top optima but I want other opinions. and the price it costs. Thanks

odgreen

Opimas suck now a days. If your gonna drop big money on a gel cell go with oddesey.

odgreen

My yellow top lasted 2 years... Right after the free replacement ended..

Everett

Yeah I had another buddy say go with a gel cell. How much do they run?

odgreen

$150+

Everett

Damn. Well at least I know what my grandpa is getting me for an early birthday present.

basegrinder

whatever battery it is that Costco sells for $70 lasted 4 years so far

studmuffin

Ive had a Red top optima in 3 different vehicles over the course of 5 years and its still being used. Just gave that one to my dad for his yj and I got myself a yellow top for the xj.

bigfltruck

from Personal experience with optima batteries they are junk have had them 3 times in different vehicles and they all went bad with in less then 3 months at first i thought it was my truck but after trying them in other vehicles nope just junk. I got interstate battery and no problems.

jcwclm

Whatever nissan used in 2001 is awesome. Just took a crap a couple months ago. I also run a sound system ao im not easy on it.

FisherXJ

i just use everlast battery from walmart

dogger15

I run an optima blue top no complaints.

Gee oh Dee

I have an optima red top, but got a good discount on it.

I have had a couple buddies who have used them, and they have had issues.

Mine has been going strong for a good while now.

Everett

I just got a Baxter brand battery and it comes with a good warranty

hankthetank

Don't want to rustle any tail feathers here, but I remember reading on another thread that usually people who have had problems with optimas, just don't understand that they are a little different than a regular bar and plate lead acid unit. When they go dead, you can't just boost them and expect them to come back. Same with trickle charging them, can't do it. You basically have to find a good high amp charger, (like the good roll around ones) and blast them on start for like 4hrs.

My friend had a red top a few years ago on his Honda. He bought it new. Then he did a motor swap. During the swap he just left the battery on the floor of his garage. After the swap, battery goes in, ya, its dead. He puts it on his charger and it draws like zero amps. WTF? So he takes the battery back to Walmart, weird dude in line behind him says 'those things are like frankenstein, they need a ton of juice to bring em back from the dead. you gotta leave em on start for at least 4hrs...so he tries it at the stealership where he works and, yeah, it worked. That was 6-7 years ago, he's still got that battery!

Whew, thumb cramp!