55.2-59 Under cab Battery box - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**1project2many** · 11-22-2021, 10:06 PM

I am happy to discuss problems with "under the van" battery boxes. Accessibility, lifting/lowering battery, difficulty in cleaning terminals and battery top, difficulty in replacing cable ends... But if you want one I would think a box that has an access panel on the long side combined with a side terminal battery might be ok. We use slide-out trays for many of our vehicles but they are not right for most vehicles.

This is an example of a Ford OEM frame-mount battery box. Very difficult to work with:

GM did a little bit better:

On most of our vehicles, accessible battery or not, we have switched to something like this:

11-22-2021, 10:06 PM	#8
1project2many Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,205	Re: Under cab Battery box I am happy to discuss problems with "under the van" battery boxes. Accessibility, lifting/lowering battery, difficulty in cleaning terminals and battery top, difficulty in replacing cable ends... But if you want one I would think a box that has an access panel on the long side combined with a side terminal battery might be ok. We use slide-out trays for many of our vehicles but they are not right for most vehicles. This is an example of a Ford OEM frame-mount battery box. Very difficult to work with: GM did a little bit better: On most of our vehicles, accessible battery or not, we have switched to something like this: Attached Images Last edited by Rickysnickers; 11-23-2021 at 10:51 AM.



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