Battery Relocation
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Racer
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Battery Relocation
Has anyone relocated the battery to the rear of the car? I am considering doing this for weight distribution. I need to know if I can use the stock battery and what needs to be done.
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Re: Battery Relocation (kkonen)
one of the autocross guys has done this with a optima gel cell laying sidways.Im sure he will chime in or search archive
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Racer
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Re: Battery Relocation (BAM92)
I autocross. My car is not at 50/50. I can't remember the exact distribution since I last weighed it a year ago. Optimal handling has more weight to the rear. 50/50 is actually a myth. I think optimal is 42/58, if I remember correctly.
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Re: Battery Relocation (kkonen)
I think optimal is 42/58
at least partly on the drivetrain configuration.
42/58 would help me with my wheel spin but it might
be less than optimum for the fwd crowd I run with in
Solo II.
As for the question of who has done it, check out this
current thread for photos posted by gcrouse
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=570444
[Modified by Slalom4me, 11:38 PM 6/1/2003]
Instructor
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Re: Battery Relocation (kkonen)
You can relocate the battery to the right rear of the car attached to the rear side of the rearmost steel crossmember as far too the right as the gas lines will allow. You need a Stock Car Products 9-1/2" wide battery tray. You have to insert 1/4-20 rivnuts, 4 on the rear side of the beam and 2 on the front side. You have weld mounting brackets to the battery tray and bolt it to the rear cross member. Mine's been on for 5 years. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Drifting
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Re: Battery Relocation (larrybsp)
Mine's relocated to the right rear storage compartment...There are pics of my setup as well as another one on the Forum...Just do a search for "Battery Relocation" and you should come up with the thread...If not email me and I'll give you some details...
-Jeb
-Jeb
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Re: Battery Relocation (kkonen)
gcrouse did it on his 89. Check here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=570444
It's an exhaust thread but he has a pic of the relocated battery.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=570444
It's an exhaust thread but he has a pic of the relocated battery.
