where to ground amps in explorer?

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

where do you explorer guys ground your amps in the rear? i was going to just drill a hole in the chassis under where the back seats fold forward, towards the rear on the angled part, but i dont want to drill into my fuel tank or something.

also, in the instructions that came with my iraggi alt, it specifically says to ground to the frame and not to the chassis, why is that? if im grounding the amps to the chassis, wouldn't i want the alt grounded there? plus its a lot easier than drilling holes in my truck at the rear and running wires underneath to ground to the frame. shouldnt make a difference as long as the connection is sanded clean right?

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[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i have a massive freakin box over the top of my cargo hooks.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Drill a hole in the wheel well, or weld a grouding block to them.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I ground it behind my seats where they fold down. I used one of the bolts and grinded the paint out.

 

[scplayboy00 10+ year member]

Where the seat belt is bolted down to the floor under the seat is where i grounded mine.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

i grounded mine in the left rear,theres a plate there from the factory pretty thick,i just drilled a hole and put a bolt and nut there,excellent ground.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i'm not sure where you mean matrxx, could you elaborate or post a pic?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

What year is yours?

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

98

 

[davesexplorer 10+ year member]

I took one of my cargo hooks out of the back, made sure the bare metal was showing, enlarged one of the holes, put a bolt through there and viola! I also ran grounds from that bolt to the frame just in case.

 

[Telegon80 10+ year member]

just a reminder. make sure your ground wire is 12" to 18" in length. the shorter the better.

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

I always ground to the seat bolts. Never had a problem. Yeah, you want the ground wire as short as possible, but it doesn't have to be THAT short. Most setups don't allow for a ground wire that short. Mine is about 3 feet long, but it's 0/1 guage.

 

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

ha im literally in the middle of an install. i just came in to take a break and i just pulled back the carpet in the cargo area scrapped off the paint so its bare metal and bolted my ground wire down there. I also have a massive box and it seems like its gonna work well. We will see though.

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

I always ground to the seat bolts. Never had a problem..

That's what I do when I get explorers at work, then I usually jsut mount the amps to the metal pieces that fold down with the seats.