Hey guys, has anyone heard from the forum member @XJwonders ? Was looking into purchasing his battery cable kit. Hope all is well during this tough time.

 

Look elsewhere. His site is gone, and he's not responding to PMs.

I have seen kits online elsewhere, so all is not lost.

 

Like BlueRidgeMark said he closed up shop.
I purchased one of his bored throttle bodies just before he did.
Maybe get it on the Jeep one of these years. LOL.
Have to source the cables from somewhere else.
Thinking guys have been using the Ksuspension or Jeep Cables ones.
I say make your own.

 

Raffi at KSuspension does really good work (I have a bunch of his stuff on my commuter and it's fantastic). I've heard similar good reviews from Jeep Cables as well.

 

He left awhile back. He did great work and was a pretty big contributor to the forum and the hobby. He will be missed

 

Ksuspension has pretty decent YT videos too.....
Bleepin' Jeep is my go to though.

 

If you want to roll your own, check out BestBoatWire.com. I have been very happy with their prices and quality.

Military terminals work really well, too.

 

I need a good reliable source to include in the writeups on my website if XJ Wonders isn't around anymore.

 

The problem with these forum entrepreneurs is that most of them don't last. They have a good idea, they post about it, they get a good response, and a busienss is born.

But they have no idea how to run a business, so they can't hang in there for the long haul. Often they end badly, with people placing orders and putting down deposits, and then never seeing anything delivered.


Here's a site I ran across recently. I have NO idea how good or reliable they are, but they do offer kits. Like most, they have fallen into the "mine's bigger than yours" mentality and offer huge waste of copper cables, but they also offer sensible kits.

People, unless you are adding a winch or massive amplifier or something like that, you do NOT need anything bigger than 4 gauge. It's a waste of copper. Factory is 6 gauge, 4 gauge is a nice upgrade, and anything more is just STUPID. (Unless you are stealing welding cable from your employer, of course. The cost benefit there is obvious.)

And no matter what accessories you put on it, your starter needs NOTHING more than 4 gauge. There is ZERO more current going to the starter, so there's no reason for bigger cable to the starter! Run big stuff to the winch or amp if you need to, but don't bother with the starter cable! You are accomplishing nothing!

And unless you upgrade your alternator, there's no reason to change that wire, either.

 

I've seen a few people have an idea, buy and start selling kits of whatever while thinking they can just do it in their free time only to realize that they don't have nearly enough free time to do everything. I don't blame anyone for it, I can totally understand how it happens.

 

LMAO

 

Neal knew what he was doing. That said, it was a side hustle for him. He never meant to have a thriving business, he made some side scratch, nothing more. What drove him away was people dissing his product, which was superior in every way, price included. It came to be more of a hassle, and cheapskates ruined it for every one else...

FWIW I chat with him often,, and he is just fine.. He got out of the jeep game and focused on his family and career, and his fab skills are second to none..

Just my perspective...based on fact and not conjecture.

 

What?

 

I'm sure he'd contribute if needed is all

 

I posted at the same time as you.