Sear DieHard Platinum group 65 (Odyssey PC-1750)

[troyboy162]

Today I needed a new battery for the truck and last time I was disappointed with the group 34 Optima yellow top I bought. It was a perfectly good battery but was extremely small and not peculiarly powerful , especially for the money. I researched the larger batteries we can fit in the stock location and I found the diehard platinum group 65 to be a good choice. This battery is the same as a Odyssey PC-1750 but sells for about $100 less. At this point popular opinion says that the Optimas are no longer built well and prone to failures. Odyssey batteries are the alternative gel battery and seem to have pretty good reviews.
Specs:
Weight 60 lbs
CCA 930
Reserve capacity 135
Deep cycle (like a yellow top)
$220

It fits pretty well in the spot we have and the stock hold down can be easily modified to work. I do think this will need another means of securing it thought since its so heavy.
http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww234/troyboy162/IMG_20121020_222810.jpg

[corax]

That's the same one I got last year for my 4runner - haven't run it dead yet and am very happy with it.

FWIW, I hooked up the electronic battery tester to it before the rally this weekend & it tested out as having 1,335 cca

[Good Times]

Troy, awesome upgrade!!! I love these batteries! So much that I've got em in both the land cruiser and the 4runner. :)

let's not forget it comes with a 4 year warranty!!!

these are great buys... way better than anything else out there! (at the moment of course!)

[troyboy162]

good to here others are having luck with it. I saw a few other batteries we can fit, but for the money this one is hard to pass up and isnt terribly heavy

[4x4mike]

I've got the same battery but have moved things around on my driver side fender so it fit pretty well. My York OBA bracket required moving the battery just behind the radiator support. This required moving the catch can and everything on the fender. I was able to still use the threaded holes on the fender lip so everything still looks factory and nothing had to be fabbed. I do want to make a holder for the battery because it doesn't seem as secure as it was in the stock location. I haven't had any problems over the past 3-4 years though including plenty of offroad and 10 or so trips to Pismo.

When the time comes I'll buy another one of these batteries.

[troyboy162]

I had to make a better hold down. I'll try to get pictures up. nothing fancy but I think it will work

[Good Times]

Troy,

I haven't seen photos but I use a strap to hold down my batteries. :) I know it's ghetto but it works!

[troyboy162]

nothing crazy but just switched from pure downward force to less downward and more of this bracket holding it. Seems to be good for now.

http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww234/troyboy162/IMG_20121128_192621.jpg

[troyboy162]

just updating this finally. I upgraded to a battery box when I started driving fast. I was afraid the limited support to the bottom of the battery would lead to damage and failure while I was bouncing around. I found a battery box blemish for $60 I think. This is how I bolted it in. There is tube spacers between the stock battery tray and the sheet metal underneath for the back three bolts. That last sentence will make sense when you are in there looking at it.
looking down on it:
http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww234/troyboy162/long%20travel/IMG_20140328_171956334_zpsxj0nar38.jpg
tied into the fender underneath:
http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww234/troyboy162/long%20travel/IMG_20140328_172006869_zpsxksvtnm9.jpg