Copper Extreme Duty Battery Terminals for Jeep Wrangler

[jlwelding]

My battery post are on the verge of breaking and trying to avoid the expense of new cables. If you do a search for these it comes up with like three connections on each terminal. If someone wouldnt mind checking these out? I tried to get a pic to post but I'm not good at that at all.

[Mopar1973Man]

You need military style terminals then just copper lug the cables. I just done a 2006 Dodge back this summer and turned out good.

[jlwelding]

Yep, that makes better sense. I dont know why I thought I needed the extra junk involved.

[Andyba20]

I did this a while back. The military style are the way to go. I soldered my lugs on, but have since bought a hydraulic crimper that I’ve used for other things. I am in the minority on this, but there’s an old dude here in town that I trust and he swears a cold weld (high pressure crimp in this case) is superior. I think the crimper I got was like $50 at harbor freight. 

[Joe_Pool]

Crimped ( Hexagon controlled cycle -- compression style) is the way to go.  Also use sealant lined battery cable heat shrink tube to seal fitting to cable and closed end/tinned battery lugs for best results.  Been doing it this way for 40+ years.

 

 

[wil440]

Here's what I do

 

always use battery terminals with bolts to tighten the terminal onto the post, then use what you call lugs, I tin the cable end with solder, crimp on the lug with a 2ft set of cable crimps then heat the whole lot to solder the lug to the cable then heat shrink tubing ( which I've already slid onto the cable BTW)