Anybody ever rewind their alts?

[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

has anybody ever rewind their alts? A friend told me he heard it was bad b/c the stock housing isn't really rated for it. Is this true?

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

it can be done.

 

[jaredspl 10+ year member]

it works. they just beef up the internals of the stock alt.

 

[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

So the factory housing has nothing to do with it?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

what difference do you think the housing makes

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

you mean refurbish? You can order kits (or your local alternator shop orders them and installs them) for whatever alternator you want. Its probably not worth the effort though, and easier to just buy a HO alternator if a higher amperage alty is what your looking for.

 

[ProgMtl 10+ year member]

I really don't like rewinding....I usually fast forward it

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

I really don't like rewinding....I usually fast forward it

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[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

It's because manufactures have not created any type of HO alts for my car yet. Only choice i have is to send it in, and let them rewind it.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

has anybody ever rewind their alts? A friend told me he heard it was bad b/c the stock housing isn't really rated for it. Is this true?

it's all based on how mutch they can fit in the stock caseing.. as far as the windings. and internals

 

[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

it's all based on how mutch they can fit in the stock caseing.. as far as the windings. and internals

gotcha.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

you mean refurbish? You can order kits (or your local alternator shop orders them and installs them) for whatever alternator you want.

Not entirely accurate. Not all alternators have a rewind kit available for them. In those instances going the aftermarket HO unit route is the only out. For the rest, however, getting one rewound is normally a considerably less expensive option if it is an available one. I had the alternator in my car rewound from its stock capacity of 75a to its current output of 135a constant / 165a peak and parts, labor, and all only hit me for $150 including a $20 to the fella that did the work. (He was lightning fast so I tipped him...the whole ordeal was easily worth $150 total to me)

Its probably not worth the effort though, and easier to just buy a HO alternator if a higher amperage alty is what your looking for.

That's completely dependent on whether or not you have someone who has a clue about rebuilding alternators handily available to you.