You can use reg household wire. #4 THHN runs about .60/ft, #2 costs .90/ft.
For the ends you can use an appropriately sized copper tubing that you flatten
one end and drill a hole for the nut and bolt. Then crimp the other end or
pour melted lead into it.
Dr. Pat
Jon Steiger wrote:
>
> Hey, what a coincidence! I was just thinking of posting about
> the same thing. (I need to free up some room in the engine
> compartment for ummm... something else.) ;-)
>
> Anyway, those battery cables are thick! Probably will cost
> me a fortune just because of the amount of copper involved! Due
> to the longer run, will the cables running to the bed need to be
> even thicker than the stock ones? Where can I find the proper
> cables, preferably for as little cash as possible? (Autozone had
> some cables, but I think the longest were 60") How do I
> cut/splice/crimp cables that big without having to go out and buy
> a tool I'll only use once? I noticed that Autozone has a couple
> of different battery boxes, but besides what looks like a slot
> molded into the cover of the box for a strap, I don't see an
> obvious way to attach them to the bed. Do I just bolt 4 mounts
> to the bed (one on each side of the battery box) and hold the
> thing down with 2 cris-crossing straps? I believe I've seen
> some battery relocating brackets in Summit but I think they were
> more than I wanted to spend. :-)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Jon-
>
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