I just did the H8 swap on my 5.7 4x4 2019 Bighorn. That's a no brainer - the battery insulation won't fit on the new one (unless you modify it), but that's extraneous anyway. Once you remove the old battery you remove a small plastic spacer on the bottom of the tray, it unclips and pops right out, then the new larger battery drops right in. Make sure to get the drivers side and the front of the new battery under the tabs in the tray, then put the hold down back in. After researching the batteries I wanted to go AGM, but didn't want to spend $299. So I bought the Interstate H8 AGM from Costco for $177.99 + $15 core and tax.
Step by step:
Remove positive cable with 13mm (just the flat cable, not the adaptor that actually bolts to the battery)
Remove negative cable with 10mm (just the flat cable again, not the adaptor and resistor? plug in)
Unplug small resistor on negative adaptor
Lift off insulation
Unbolt battery hold down with 10mm socket - I pulled the bolt and the plastic wedgie both out
Lift out old H7 battery
On the ground with both batteries:
Unbolt the two adaptors that are on the two terminals w 10mm - move to new battery (same alignment) and tighten
Remove the plastic wedgie inside of the bottom of the battery tray towards the driver's seat. It's really easy to unclip.
Drop in new H8 battery
Tuck the front and driver's side of the battery under the tray tabs.
Put in plastic battery hold down wedgie (slots align with the tray so it really only goes one way)
Thread in 10mm long bolt into the wedgie - tighten w 10mm socket (watch not to hit the + terminal)
Attach negative flat cable to negative terminal adaptor w 10mm nut, tighten (the new battery is longer so it doesn't want to sit flat). I think you could bend that flat terminal a bit to make it it fit better, but I just bolted it down.
Attached positive flat cable to + terminal adaptor with 13mm nut, tighten
Start truck
DONE! Maybe 15 minutes if you are eating a sandwich and drinking a beer...
Some good info on Interstate AGM:
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