This is all it takesPretty sure it fits if you remove the extra piece in the tray.
No modification other than removing clip and a battery blanket for the H8 battery.Anyone replaced their battery with H8 size instead of H7? If you do can you post a picture of it installed in your truck. I just want to see that it fits without any major modifications? thanks!
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Thank you very much!No modification other than removing clip and a battery blanket for the H8 battery.
BowDown, You provided exactly what I was asking. Thank you very much for the time you spent taking these pictures and attaching them for everybody to see. I bow to you sir.Remove the plug on the bottom
H8 battery with new blanket
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Battery blanket for H8
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Happy to help. If you have a Sams Club card, H8 AGM is $199 vs $250-290 everywhere else. Duracell is made by East Penn, one of the better manufacturersBowDown, You provided exactly what I was asking. Thank you very much for the time you spent taking these pictures and attaching them for everybody to see. I bow to you sir.
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If it's not for insulation purposes, I can;t think of the purpose. No vehicle I've ever owned has needed it, but then I've never lived anywhere that I needed a lock heater either.What is the purpose of the blanket? Tossed mine when I installed the new battery.
Lead-acid batteries of any kind have a high electron loss, meaning they naturally dissipate their charge just sitting idle. Cold weather increases the discharge rate to the point where if you live in the northern US or Canada your battery can fade in 2-3 weeks without a charger. The blanket helps to insulate the battery from the extreme cold and lead-acid batteries are naturally "warm" due to their electrolyte-chemical reaction. If you live in a warm climate, great, you don't need the blanket. But about 30% of the US needs the blanket if they don't start and drive their truck almost every day.What is the purpose of the blanket? Tossed mine when I installed the new battery.
My H8 AGM was 170 with a 15 core fee so 185 if you didn’t take a battery back at Costco as another option. They have interstate batteries.Happy to help. If you have a Sams Club card, H8 AGM is $199 vs $250-290 everywhere else. Duracell is made by East Penn, one of the better manufacturers
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Mopar labels it as a heat shield. I can't imagine it being very effective for heat or cold.What is the purpose of the blanket? Tossed mine when I installed the new battery.
My H8 AGM was 170 with a 15 core fee so 185 if you didn’t take a battery back at Costco as another option. They have interstate batteries.
Question ... how long can you keep a new battery on the shelf?
When I go to Walmart, Costco, or Sams, I often check if they have H8 AGM in stock. Sometimes they do, and then they run out. Can I buy one now when I see it in stock and keep it until I need it?
H7 is easy enough to find. But that elusive H8 AGM is a crap shoot at the stores. I'm worried that I can't find it stock when my stock oem battery craps out.
Also, you can get the H8 battery blanket from eBay: 5033397AE for sale | eBay
Without a battery maintainer on the stored battery, six months would be about the limit, I think. I know Interstate checks dates and rotates stock at their independent retailers.Question ... how long can you keep a new battery on the shelf?
When I go to Walmart, Costco, or Sams, I often check if they have H8 AGM in stock. Sometimes they do, and then they run out. Can I buy one now when I see it in stock and keep it until I need it?
H7 is easy enough to find. But that elusive H8 AGM is a crap shoot at the stores. I'm worried that I can't find it stock when my stock oem battery craps out.
Also, you can get the H8 battery blanket from eBay: 5033397AE for sale | eBay