Extra Ground Question

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

so i was told it helps to have a ground running from the front battery to the back batterys? just curious to how much since this makes seeing its better to have grounds as short as possible.....

any thoughts?

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[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

your electrical system is a circuit, it is only as strong as its weakest link.

and the path through the car isnt always as solid as it should be.

and the short ground thing doesnt really make sense if you think about it.

even if you do have a short ground run it still has to travel through the car, so it really isnt that short.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

how do you have all those trophies and still have to ask this question?

 

[madcad95 10+ year member]

Haha here are my grounds up front they are the alt the body the frame the motor in back they are the frame x 2 up to the front to the alt and to the body x 2 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

your electrical system is a circuit, it is only as strong as its weakest link.
and the path through the car isnt always as solid as it should be.

and the short ground thing doesnt really make sense if you think about it.

even if you do have a short ground run it still has to travel through the car, so it really isnt that short.

hmmm.... i never really thought about it that way.... that makes sense. i guess i will add another run, i have 2 batts in back should i run a ground to each from front batt or just one run? the back 2 are connected to each other now as well

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

how do you have all those trophies and still have to ask this question?

luck i would guess.... i was just wondering because everyone said short grounds are better

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

how do you have all those trophies and still have to ask this question?

besides i have never claimed to be the "all knowing" car audio guru like alot of ppl think they are.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i would use 1 run from front to back. the rear 2 are already connected. but more is better. you could do 2.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

also your best bet for a ground spot is usually a bolt somewhere on the alt case, and run your powers from the alternator post as well.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

also your best bet for a ground spot is usually a bolt somewhere on the alt case, and run your powers from the alternator post as well.

yea i have the powers ran from alt as well as from batt. i have the big 3 done plus 1 extra ground. and grounded to alt case. the back batts are ground to frame 2x grounds. and those batts have a 2x grounds connecting them together. so ill probly add one from front batt to back batts as well

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

i would use 1 run from front to back. the rear 2 are already connected. but more is better. you could do 2.

yea i have 2x grounds for pretty much everything in my truck. probly will add the extra ground from front to back then