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95 JEEP yj 4.0L
stock alt
heres what I have chillin off the top of my head
two 3.5 image enhancing kenwood in the dash
two 6.5 ? or 5.5? cant remember in the overhead soundbar
two jl 8w3v3
one 12w7 in the h.o box ported
one jl 10w0 in bassworx ported box
vdp centra pod with lights from quadratec
AMPS
jl G-4500 four channel amp 500W
jl G-1700 monoblock 700W
jl HD1200/1 need to get the remote still
now i dont haveto run everything. nothing is reallyhooked up.. the rollbar speakers and dash speakers are hooked to the deck the VDP centra podfrom quadratec thing thats there just might hook to one of my amps I figure..
first question
two batteries? with this much power plus my winch and lights its a no brainer.. alternator ? well im trying but mechman just wont return any of my emails when i sent them specs so im still waiting..
until then i can rig up the two batteries right ?! so battery . optima blue under the hood.optima red ready to go in
A) buy dual battery tray 199.99 and dual battery waterproof wiring kit 239.99.
B) put the battery in the back..figure out how to wire it myself becausee the kit wont reach that far
which is better ?? i keep thinking battery in back because the guy at JL on the phone told me direct ground to the negative of the battery instead of amp to chassis which I was doing..
forgive me for not knowing much, but im under the impression to keep the ground as short as possile (about a foot).
Well..... with both batteries under the hood (which I prefer) the ground from my amp would be ALOT longer than a foot.. is this going to matter/make a difference ? ive put alot of different equiptment in my jeep over the years but as soon as i put in the 12w7 and hd1200/1 i get mega voltage drops and it shuts my deck off lol let me know what you guys think . if you need pics and whatnot?? i have all sorts of accesories such as fuseblocks ground trees blah bllah blah ....oh and which way of running multiple amplifiers is better? through a fuseblock or seperate wiring to the battery each?
thanks in advance
95 JEEP yj 4.0L
stock alt
heres what I have chillin off the top of my head
two 3.5 image enhancing kenwood in the dash
two 6.5 ? or 5.5? cant remember in the overhead soundbar
two jl 8w3v3
one 12w7 in the h.o box ported
one jl 10w0 in bassworx ported box
vdp centra pod with lights from quadratec
AMPS
jl G-4500 four channel amp 500W
jl G-1700 monoblock 700W
jl HD1200/1 need to get the remote still
now i dont haveto run everything. nothing is reallyhooked up.. the rollbar speakers and dash speakers are hooked to the deck the VDP centra podfrom quadratec thing thats there just might hook to one of my amps I figure..
first question
two batteries? with this much power plus my winch and lights its a no brainer.. alternator ? well im trying but mechman just wont return any of my emails when i sent them specs so im still waiting..
until then i can rig up the two batteries right ?! so battery . optima blue under the hood.optima red ready to go in
A) buy dual battery tray 199.99 and dual battery waterproof wiring kit 239.99.
B) put the battery in the back..figure out how to wire it myself becausee the kit wont reach that far
which is better ?? i keep thinking battery in back because the guy at JL on the phone told me direct ground to the negative of the battery instead of amp to chassis which I was doing..
forgive me for not knowing much, but im under the impression to keep the ground as short as possile (about a foot).
Well..... with both batteries under the hood (which I prefer) the ground from my amp would be ALOT longer than a foot.. is this going to matter/make a difference ? ive put alot of different equiptment in my jeep over the years but as soon as i put in the 12w7 and hd1200/1 i get mega voltage drops and it shuts my deck off lol let me know what you guys think . if you need pics and whatnot?? i have all sorts of accesories such as fuseblocks ground trees blah bllah blah ....oh and which way of running multiple amplifiers is better? through a fuseblock or seperate wiring to the battery each?
thanks in advance