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Possible, if normal or perpendicular stress to the face of the flange were the only force to come into play here. But, what happens when shear stress is added to the to the equation? Shear stress also occurs when torquing the terminal bolts and has to be taken into consideration.
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For the OP
You can see the differing opinions on which one to buy. If you look at every comment theres a reason why most of those batteries failed and its generally related to the car or its use. Apart from the early AC Delcos I suspect theres not an issue with the batteries themselves.
To try to return to your original question, any of the latest batteries will work for you. But...........
When you fit it dont over tighten the battery leads. Check the torque settings in the link I posted earlier.
If its not a DD, a Red Top would not be a good choice without getting a battery tender. Any of the others would be OK but I'd still get a tender as theres a constant drain from the electrics.
You can see the differing opinions on which one to buy. If you look at every comment theres a reason why most of those batteries failed and its generally related to the car or its use. Apart from the early AC Delcos I suspect theres not an issue with the batteries themselves.
To try to return to your original question, any of the latest batteries will work for you. But...........
When you fit it dont over tighten the battery leads. Check the torque settings in the link I posted earlier.
If its not a DD, a Red Top would not be a good choice without getting a battery tender. Any of the others would be OK but I'd still get a tender as theres a constant drain from the electrics.
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Possible, if normal or perpendicular stress to the face of the flange were the only force to come into play here. But, what happens when shear stress is added to the to the equation? Shear stress also occurs when torquing the terminal bolts and has to be taken into consideration.
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I had very good luck with an Optima Red Top - 6.5 years with no problems. I did keep it hooked up to a Battery Tender Plus.
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Hi, You've asked the question that brings out the controversary every time. Optima vs delco vs all the other brands. I like AC Delco, because I've never had one that did anything unusual other than what it was supposed to, and right now they have the best warranty in the business. That being said there were some delco's made for the early c5's that had a leak problem, that problem was eliminated after the first few model years. The current generation of Delco's have shown to be dependable.
But you should get whatever gives you a good night's sleep. The considerations you should look at are as follows.
1, Adequate Capacity
2, Sealed so as not to outgas and create corosion.
3, Fits Right
4, Good Warranty.
5, Fresh Date of Manufacture, and fully charged
6, Good Dealer Support in case of the rare defect.
7, If you are in a hot climate, get a hot climate model.
There are many that fit the above criteria, but I can not emphasize enough, if the car sits more than a few days at a time, get and use a proper battery maintainer, that is able to handle whatever battery you get.
Good Luck.
EDIT
Any side post battery, with the possible exception of the rare gel battery,(optima is not a gel battery), can leak from the terminal area, if the cables are either tightened to forcefully, and or the cable screw is a few millimeters to long as has happened in the past. If in the case of a to long screw, it either punches through the terminal, or in an effort to tighten the cable properly it is overtightened and cracks the gussets.
But you should get whatever gives you a good night's sleep. The considerations you should look at are as follows.
1, Adequate Capacity
2, Sealed so as not to outgas and create corosion.
3, Fits Right
4, Good Warranty.
5, Fresh Date of Manufacture, and fully charged
6, Good Dealer Support in case of the rare defect.
7, If you are in a hot climate, get a hot climate model.
There are many that fit the above criteria, but I can not emphasize enough, if the car sits more than a few days at a time, get and use a proper battery maintainer, that is able to handle whatever battery you get.
Good Luck.
EDIT
Any side post battery, with the possible exception of the rare gel battery,(optima is not a gel battery), can leak from the terminal area, if the cables are either tightened to forcefully, and or the cable screw is a few millimeters to long as has happened in the past. If in the case of a to long screw, it either punches through the terminal, or in an effort to tighten the cable properly it is overtightened and cracks the gussets.
