so how are you guys hooking your winch wires up to your battery?

i kinda half assed mine for now to get it to work and all but i want to do it the right way.. want to see pics of how you guys did it. maybe i'll get a good idea on how to do it the right way..

 

You use a battery terminal that has a bolt and a wing nut on them for 12v hookups. These are used in marine apps and on boat batteries. With them you have room for several other hookups as well as the winch.

 

thanks.. thats what i kinda thought... i had hoped that there was a nicer way to do it..

wish i could find these somewhere... http://www.expeditioncentre.com.au/o...th-3-lugs.html




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Those are different BYW buy the better quality ones they last a lot longer and conduct better if you shop you will see a difference.

 

anyone sell the good ones with multiple studs?

what are the "good" quality ones?

 

These and never look back:


I'm on my same pair from my first jeep 8 years ago. 5-90/KWIP sells them, you can get them on Amazon, eBay, anywhere really. $8 a pair shipped. I believe they're Humvee battery terminals but I'm sure there is an crush name to them you can google.

You don't need multiple studs, just know how to efficiently use the stud space you have. I'll snap a pic of mine in a bit..

 

pictures would be awesome...

they come up when ya search military terminals..

i like the ones with the covers.. thoughts?




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Looks like sheet metal junk , IMO

 

Here's those exact terminals I mentioned on my rig now:



Also you don't need all that rubber c**p, just get the $8 terminals and call it good. But one thing to note is that these terminals only work if your mains have rings on the end, these aren't Walmart thermals where you cut the OEM wire and pinch it back down on the new terminal.

If you don't have upgraded mains yet now would be a good time to do those too.

 

thanks for the pic...

 

 

5-90 is who supplied the style I posted on that came with my kit from him, it does have a longer bolt for the starter/ground & connections to be used. But the best part for accessories the wing nut top terminal is very quick to disconnect if needed in case of a problem with them, no tools needed.

 

I Have hi grade marine clamps on mine since I hate constantly removing the whole clamp anytime i do work on the rig, and its much easier to loosen the wing nut and i use a lock nut on top of the wing nut.

 

If you need another spot for Pos connection, you can use the bolt right in front of the fuse box. Standard bolt so you can add several leads there.

Those hmvee terminals look good too.